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November 10, 2025
What happens during an embryo transfer
November 11, 2025
What IVF costs (more or less)
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Why 'What the Fertility'? Because this journey shouldn't feel so lonely.
You've tried everything. The supplements, the rituals, the "just relax" advice that makes you want to scream. Nothing's worked. And now you're here, still trying, still hoping, still exhausted.
I'm here too. Still in it. Still waiting for an ending I can't see yet.
Infertility is brutally lonely. At first, everyone cares – then slowly, quietly, they stop asking. Your circle shrinks. You become both wildly hopeful and utterly defeated, sometimes within the same hour.
WTF is what I needed and couldn't find: real information, honest stories, and someone who gets it saying – I see you. You're not doing this alone.
Mediterranean chickpea salad
This is the salad I make when I need something fresh, filling, and fast. Ten minutes, one bowl,...
November 17, 2025
Mandy Freeman Writer, editor and photogapher
15+ years telling other people's stories. Now telling my own – the one about infertility that doesn't have an ending yet.
Categories The facts you need, the honesty you deserve, and the recipes that help.
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What IVF costs (more or less)
November 19, 2025
Mediterranean chickpea salad
November 17, 2025
What happens during an embryo transfer
November 11, 2025