At 29, Pamela learned she might have some infertility issues. On and off for the next 11 years, she tried both conventional and unconventional methods to conceive. Clomid, IUI, ICSI IVF (several times), acupuncture, yoga for fertility, raspberry tea, chiropractic adjustments, Chinese herbs, fertility herbal blends. Diet changes. Lighting candles. You name it, she tried it.
When it became evident that no amount of effort would produce a baby, she and her husband reluctantly got off the infertility treatment roller coaster. Her blog, Coming2Terms, and the book she’s writing entitled Silent Sorority, give voice to what it’s like to live with infertility in a fertile world.
Pamela’s contributions to Exhale are:
Infertilityland’s Many Faces (Volume 1, Issue 1)
A Foreigner Among Peers (Volume 1, Issue 2)
Thought Bubbles of a (Barren) Woman (Volume 1, Issue 3)
Epiphany in the Ladies’ Room (Volume 1, Issue 4)
When There is no Role Model, Create One (Volume 1, Issue 5)
Hide and Seek (Volume 1, Issue 7)