Holiday Foods That Can Support Fertility: What to Eat and What to Avoid

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The holiday season is filled with delicious meals, festive treats, and plenty of opportunities to gather around the table with loved ones. However, for those on a fertility journey, navigating holiday food choices can feel overwhelming. At UNC Fertility, we want to help you enjoy the season while keeping your health and fertility goals in… Read more »

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7 Tips for Coping with Infertility During the Holidays

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For many, the holiday season brings warmth, joy, and a sense of togetherness. But for those facing infertility, this time of year can also bring emotional strain. With family gatherings, festive activities, and endless conversations about children, the season can highlight feelings of isolation and longing. Here are 7 tips to help if you’re dealing… Read more »

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Mental Health and Infertility

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May is a month dedicated to both mental health awareness and infertility. While these two topics may seem distinct, they are intricately intertwined, impacting individuals and couples on profound emotional levels. Infertility is a journey of emotional highs and lows. For many individuals and couples, the inability to conceive naturally leads to feelings of grief,… Read more »

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5 Tips for Summer Travel with Fertility Meds

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It’s Summertime and you have big plans for traveling – but you’re also in the middle of fertility treatment. Should you just cancel your plans and stay close to home? Absolutely not! Fertility treatment should not get in the way of enjoying the Summer months and trips you’ve been dreaming of! If you’re hoping to… Read more »

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Mother’s Day and Infertility

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Many women who have experienced loss and infertility are dreading this Sunday. It’s Mother’s Day and to those of us whose deepest desire to become a mother feels out of reach, it’s a constant, in-your-face reminder of what we want most but don’t have. People will be sharing their love for their children all over… Read more »

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National Infertility Awareness Week: April 22nd – 29th

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It’s National Infertility Awareness Week! This week we aim to bring awareness to infertility and its many causes while supporting those struggling with fertility issues. Nearly 1 in 8 couples struggle with infertility and many struggle alone but RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association has been working to erase the stigma and misinformation regarding infertility. The… Read more »

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What is National Infertility Awareness Week?

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National Infertility Awareness Week is celebrated during the last full week of April every year. This year it takes place from April 23rd through 29th. NIAW was started by RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association in 1989 as a movement to raise awareness for infertility and the many causes. There is plenty of misinformation regarding infertility… Read more »

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3 Tips For Handling Questions During the Holidays

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Full of joy, holiday spirit and time spent together. But it can also be full of those unsolicited questions from nosy family and friends: “So, when are you going to have a little one?” While they mean well, this question can be so painful (and uncomfortable)… Read more »

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