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Amy Schumer Reveals She Had Her Uterus and Appendix Removed Due to Endometriosis Amy Schumer detailed the removal of her uterus and appendix due to endometriosis in a video taken by her husband Chris Fischer from the hospital

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Sunday, Aug 22nd is ; a day to bring awareness to shared experiences of babies born after a miscarriage and loss. To reflect on the grief and joy of what it took to see a 🌈 after the rain and let those still standing in the rain know they are not alone.

July is Bereaved Parents Month!

What are some other ways to support a bereaved parent?

This week is National Infertility Awareness Week. To help spread awareness about those of us who have experienced it, here are five facts about infertility:

1. Infertility is generally defined as not being able to conceive after one year (or more) of unprotected s*x. If you’re older than 35, this window may be narrowed down to six months, depending on your health care provider.

2. Around one in eight couples struggle to become pregnant. According to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about 12% of women ages 15-44 have difficulty getting pregnant or carrying a pregnancy to term.

3. Both men and women can contribute to infertility. The CDC reports that about 35% of couples with infertility have male and female factors that contribute to their infertility. In about 8% of couples, a male factor is the only detectable cause.

4. There are various ways the infertility can be treated, including medicine, surgery, intrauterine insemination (IUI) or assisted reproductive technology such as in vitro fertilization (IVF). These methods aren’t always successful and can be quite painful.

5. Secondary infertility is real and comprises about 30% of infertility as a whole. Meaning, you can still experience infertility in subsequent pregnancies even after previously successful, easy-to-conceive pregnancies

23 celebrity parents who welcomed babies via surrogates According to multiple reports, Hilaria and Alec Baldwin used a surrogate to welcome their sixth child.

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New York Attorneys for Adoption and Assisted Family Formation (NYAAFF) Announces the Child-Parent Security Act as Law ALBANY, N.Y. (PRWEB) February 15, 2021 -- On April 3rd, 2020 New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law legislation that lifts the current ban on compensated surrogacy in New York. That law becomes effective on Monday, February 15th, 2021.

The ban for paid Gestational Surrogacy is officially lifted today in NYS❤

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Today we are discussing the black women who paved the way for IVF and her name is Henrietta Lacks. ⠀
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Henrietta had an aggressive form of cervical cancer that ultimately killed her in 1951. Prior to her death, cancerous cells from her tumor were taken without her permission, they stole her cells, and used for scientific research at Johns Hopkins. Informed consent didn’t exist at the time. The horrible irony of all this is that Henrietta left behind five young children who would grow up without their mother… and without health insurance. The Lacks’ children would never be able to collect a dime from her mother’s contribution (one made without her consent, no less). HeLa cells have helped millions of people globally, from testing cancer therapies to the creation of the polio vaccine, as well as thousands of other studies.⠀
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HeLa cells helped pave the way for IVF. The examining gynecologist, Dr. Howard Jones, first witnessed and diagnosed Henrietta’s unusually large and aggressive cervical cancer tumor. He would leave Johns Hopkins in the 1970s with his wife Georgeanna, an endocrinologist, to form a reproductive research center in Virginia. The pair would go on to successfully pioneer IVF in the United States. And all because of the knowledge they gained from seeing HeLa cells in action.⠀
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Did you know that the HeLa cells paved the way for IVF?

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