My first series (on the stories behind the positive pregnancy tests) is up on yourfertilitystories. It’s so essential that we share these stories to give hope, create resources and to increase awareness on various fertility concerns and conditions that affect our communities every single day. Shira 2/3 on yourfertilitystories “My doctor must have felt guilty - because she knew that she could have just sent me for an ultrasound and I would probably still have both of my tubes. So she got me into a fertility clinic and placed me with a buddy of hers from her university days - who, although otherwise charming - told me that the only way I’d ever have another baby (what with my advanced maternal age (32), my poor egg quality, my low AMH and my one tube) was with IVF. She told me, ‘you’re going to have to do IVF anyways, don’t even waste your time with IUIs.’ Right off the bat my confidence was shattered. I was frantic. I kept thinking, ‘my God, this is never going to happen for m...