March is Endometriosis Awareness Month, but for those suffering from this challenging disease, the awareness of the impact of endometriosis lasts a lifetime, affecting one’s overall health as well as their fertility. If you’re not...
When I was a teenager, I was told that if you let a boy near you, you’d get pregnant within five minutes. Ok, this is a slight exaggeration. Still, the impression was you that if...
My family has always supported me through my journey towards becoming a scientist. This is why when they have questions that are science related, I’m always happy to return the favor and support them by...
Some hot dogs, some macaroni salad, and a side of children running around while you’re sweating your brains out from taking hormone injections. Nothing like "band aid tan lines" on your arm from blood draws...
When you think of toilet paper, money, closet space, or the amount of stars you’ve collected on your Starbucks app, I think we can all agree you can never have enough. The case may not...
I love fractured fairy tales. I assure you, it’s a thing. Think Wicked by Gregory Macguire (though my personal favorites are the Insanity Series by Cameron Jace and The Land of Stories by Chris Colfer)....
Infertility is not romantic. IVF is not sexy. Well, if you yourself are attractive, I guess it could be, but needles, hormones, and hospital gowns (even with the best of bodies) aren’t ideal when one...
Sickle cell anemia. Cystic fibrosis. These are conditions that you may have heard of in a biology class, on the news, or maybe through a friend. Two genetic conditions you probably have not heard of...
At 24 with few (read: no) thoughts of having a baby, I decided to take CooperGenomics’s carrier screening test. A carrier screening test takes a look at your genes by way of a blood or...
When bad things happen, we tend to, understandably, react with sadness, anger or a wide range of emotions as we try to process it. It’s difficult in those moments to see it perhaps as an...
