Article in the Bismarck Tribune
Bismarck Tribune, July 4, 2006
Story:
Overcoming infertility
Tarra Hartl is a mother of six. It wouldn't be possible without
intervention. Five of her children were conceived while taking fertility
medication. The last, born in March, was conceived while following a strict
diet.
Infertility affects 5 percent to 6 percent of women, said Dr. Robert Bury,
whose practice includes obstetrics, gynecology and infertility at Mid Dakota
Clinic Center for Women. Hartl is one of his patients.
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I am already hearing comments about how personal the article is and how it talks about my period and stuff like that...... well, so be it. Someone's gotta do it! Awareness and education has to get farther along than it is today, that's for sure. It's a personal syndrome, the topic of fertility, femininity, periods, weight, hair...... it's all very personal. There isn't much of a way around that.
Overcoming infertility
Tarra Hartl is a mother of six. It wouldn't be possible without
intervention. Five of her children were conceived while taking fertility
medication. The last, born in March, was conceived while following a strict
diet.
Infertility affects 5 percent to 6 percent of women, said Dr. Robert Bury,
whose practice includes obstetrics, gynecology and infertility at Mid Dakota
Clinic Center for Women. Hartl is one of his patients.
For more of this story, click on or type the URL below:
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2006/07/04/news/life/117250.txt
I am already hearing comments about how personal the article is and how it talks about my period and stuff like that...... well, so be it. Someone's gotta do it! Awareness and education has to get farther along than it is today, that's for sure. It's a personal syndrome, the topic of fertility, femininity, periods, weight, hair...... it's all very personal. There isn't much of a way around that.
posted by ~ Tarra ~ @ 2:36 PM
1 Comments:
At 12:25 PM,
Branden said…
Your absoultly correct, it is going to take discussing these personal, and some times unattractive topics to get people to understand what this is, why it is and thereby further treament, diagnosis and research, and most importantly acceptance. Without acceptance many people will not be able to get treatment because they will not be able to afford treatment. If PCOS is not generally accepted, both by the medical community and the general community at large, there will be no incentive or pressure for medical insurance companies to insure coverage. Keep in mind that most routine womens and mental health care here in Pennsylvania are covered by medical insurance because they are compelled to by state law and I am sure there many others that are like that.
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