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@chrislaforest Being an RD and in fertility forums can be a real head shake haha. I just can't even with some of the things.

@mariamelody No experience with the US medical system personally. Here it's a more "just keep trying" mentality overall, kind of placating fear and deferring patients with the hope that they get pregnant in the meantime. There's no insurance for IVF in my province and it isn't available in our...

@manitouscott People know so little about fertility, and almost any medical condition someone somewhere has written on the internet that it affected their fertility. Health anxiety latches onto this. The fear gets real. It’s a feeling even if it’s not a reality. It really does get to me when...

@arhcc The dietitian part of my brain is concerned that you are losing 10 lbs a month when so close to normal BMI range, an amount that most safely and sustainably would take 2.5- 5 months, but that put aside, pregnancy outcomes are nearly identical for people in normal and overweight BMI...

@gentl4u Why was it repeated? Both of these are normal values and not any concern, even if it’s slightly below range it’s usually just a transient hyperthyroidism related to bHCG levels and nothing is done but keeping an eye on it, but doing it twice in a short span is not common, was there a...

@longwait Spotting after removal is often due to the cervical irritation. Some people get a withdrawal bleed, some don't. My first cycle post IUD was 37 days for me (normal is more like 29ish), I ended up not ovulating (or at least not being able to identify ovulation), but then I had an...