Mother of Pearls PCOS

Don’t Ignore…PCOS {Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome} ~ A Major Cause of Female Infertility

Posted by Mother of Pearls on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 | 2 comments

Happy Wednesday! In honor of National Infertility Awareness Week, my goal is to blog each day to do my part to help raise awareness. Here is my 4th post using Resolve’s NIAW Don’t Ignore…theme for this year! Please Hear Our Cry Parts 1-3 were my first three posts. I told you that there was more to the story…here it is. I don’t have a cycle without medication {except for this past month, yes! it came on it’s own out for the blue}! I am “of...

Don’t Ignore…Infertility – Please Hear Our Cry! (Part 3 of 3)

Posted by Mother of Pearls on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 | 2 comments

Happy Tuesday! It’s day 3 of National Infertility Awareness Week! In honor and celebration, I am doing a series of posts each day to let you in on how infertility has impacted my life. This particular post is Part 3 of a three-part post. It contains a portion of a letter I wrote a few years ago when my husband and I were thinking of applying for a fertility grant to cover the cost of IVF. It contains some misspellings, but I want to leave it as is because when I wrote this letter...

Don’t Ignore…Infertility – Please Hear Our Cry! (Part 2 of 3)

Posted by Mother of Pearls on Monday, April 23, 2012 | 0 comments

Happy Monday! Yesterday, National Infertility Awareness Week began! In honor and celebration, I am doing a series of posts each day to let you in on how infertility has impacted my life. This particular post is Part 2 of a three-part post. It contains a portion of a letter I wrote a few years ago when my husband and I were thinking of applying for a fertility grant to cover the cost of IVF. It contains some misspellings, but I want to leave it as is because when I wrote this letter it...

Don’t Ignore…Infertility – Please Hear Our Cry! (Part 1 of 3)

Posted by Mother of Pearls on Sunday, April 22, 2012 | 0 comments

Happy Sunday! Today kicks off National Infertility Awareness Week! In honor and celebration, I am doing a series of posts each day to let you in on how infertility has impacted my life. This particular post is Part 1 of a three-part post. It contains a portion of a letter I wrote a few years ago when my husband and I were thinking of applying for a fertility grant to cover the cost of IVF. It contains some misspellings, but I want to leave it as is because when I wrote this letter it...

I Am An Extraordinary Woman

Posted by Mother of Pearls on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 | 6 comments

I am an extraordinary woman, with extraordinary ovaries that exude extraordinary powers over my body {and my life, too!}. I have PCOS. I am a Mother of Pearls. Please join me on my journey as I use this forum to connect all {mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, spouses, partners, friends, family members, and those diagnosed} who have in some way been affected by PCOS.