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Fertility in the Media

By Kelly Burgess

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, they chose to make a soap opera instead of showing the value of what happens in an infertility clinic."

Despite a recent, successful pregnancy, Nancy Yeomans of Chicago, Ill., knows what it means to struggle with infertility. As a result, she watched Inconceivable with a seasoned eye. Yeomans liked some aspects of the show, such as when they showed one couple's failed IVF cycle, but wished it had focused more on real stories like that one.

"It would have been nice if the show had helped to clear up some of the misconceptions many people have about infertility," she says. "For example, many people, even those who have been through it, don't know the difference between IVF and artificial insemination. There also still seems to be a very ingrained belief in people that there is a big mental component to infertility, when in fact it's a physical problem. It's very hurtful to have people tell you to 'just relax' and you'll get pregnant – as if the expense and agony you've been going through for years was just all in your mind. Not to even mention the financial devastation of infertility treatments. It would be great if more people understood that reality."

Responsible Reporting
Although Inconceivable was universally panned, there are a couple of fairly new publications that address the topic of fertility in a more realistic and helpful manner. Neither of them is specific to the topic of infertility, but they do address the subject as part of their overall focus on fertility and conception. Conceive
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