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Vetted Fertility Resources

Laura Morrissey, RN, BSN

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When going through fertility treatment there are lots of things that you may want to know and finding resources on the internet can be daunting. We’ve done the work for you and vetted some fertility resources in some of the top categories.

Community

Resolve.org - a great place to find local in-person fertility community events 

Peanut App - Fertility community - a virtual fertility forum and message board

Fertilityrally.com - virtual community - regular virtual video meet-ups, in-person fertility meet-ups a few times per year

LGBTQ

Gayparentstobe.com - Resources for wide variety of paths to parenthood encompassing everything from donor eggs and sperm, to surrogate, to RIVF, to adoption

Menhavingbabies.org - Online resources and events for gay male parents or gay men on the path to parenthood

Fertility Out Loud for LGBTQ - Online resources for LGBTQ+ including fertility terms, fertility treatment options, and many relevant articles

FamilyEquality.org - A non-profit advocacy program from LGBTQ+ family building rights and education.

Information

FertilityIQ.com - Online fertility articles and full fertility courses on a range of subjects. Also, offers real patient reviews of many of the country's fertility clinics and doctors.

Fertility Out Loud - Online resources and fertility coaching through every stage: diagnosis, treatment, insurance and more

Reproductivefacts.org (ASRM) - A collection of personal stories, scientific data, and other resources about fertility and treatment options

Sart.org - IVF success statistics, Success statistics by clinic 

CDC - General FAQ about fertility and fertility treatment

Financial

Fertilitywithinreach.org - An organization designed to help widen the access to and affordability of fertility treatment 

Resolve.org - Resolve provides a current list of fertility scholarships, grants, and state-based fertility coverage.

Fertility Podcasts

Infertile AF - Hosted by Ali Prato, an IVF warrior herself, each episode discusses a different aspect of infertility through interviews and stories from people going through it themselves.

This is Infertility- Each episodes gives infertility warriors a voice, sharing stories of the physical, mental, and financial burden of infertility.

Egg Whisperer - Hosted by Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh, the Egg Whisperer Show breaks down complicated fertility topics in an easy to understand way.

From First Period to Last Period- Hosted by Kristyn Hodgdon and Dr. Jenna Kahn, this podcast focuses on all things women's health, fertility, pregnancy, and menopause.

Fertility Docs Uncensored - The nation's leading fertility doctors coming together to provide share personal stories and factual information about infertility.

As A Woman - Reproductive endocrinologist and infertility expert, Dr. Natalie Crawford, talks all things fertility on her informative weekly podcast.

Books

The Fertility Doctor's Guide to Overcoming Infertility: Discovering Your Reproductive Potential and Maximizing Your Odds of Having a Baby - 2020, Mark Trolice, MD - A great resource for fertility patients written by a fertility specialist who under went fertility struggles himself.

Infertility Lies: A Journey of Discovering Truth - 2022, Dr. Karen Snow, ND - A breakdown of all things fertility through the eyes of a Naturopathic doctor.

IVF: A Patient's Guide - 2011, Rebecca Matthews - A great resource for those struggling with infertility that details exactly what questions are important to ask and what you need to know all written by an experienced embryologist.

Bitches on IVF: two sisters take on fertility - 2024, Two sisters share their infertility journeys with humor, heartbreak, and everything in between.

Movies / TV episodes

Friends From College (TV series, Netflix) - IVF

This is Us (TV series, NBC) - PCOS, Miscarriage 

Private Life (movie, Netflix) - IUI, IVF, Male Factor Infertility, Egg Donation, Adoption

Joy (movie, Netflix) - Documents the discovery of IVF and the birth of the first IVF baby