greedy for wanting another?
It’s no wonder infertility and secondary
infertility often go unspoken by many. That
day, when I found myself walking in a daze out
of the specialist’s office, it sounded like a dirty
word, like I did something wrong, or something
I did or didn’t do could have prevented this from
happening. I felt broken, ashamed, and betrayed
by my body.
All of my life, I’ve been told to trust doctors;
they are the experts. The man I saw that day
was a reputable doctor with a reputable practice.
He went to a top medical school, and he practiced
at one of the best hospitals in the country. Who
was I to question him? The numbers don’t lie,
and this is how it is, I thought.
But his telling me I couldn’t have a child on my
own lit a fire in me to do just that. Was I fooling
myself in believing I could prove these statistics
wrong?
I took to the Internet to immerse myself in
resources, education, forums, blogs—you name
it. And I found that one in eight couples are
diagnosed with infertility. According to the
Centers for Disease Control