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Welcome to Refinery29’s Fertility Diaries, where people chronicle their joyous, painful, and sometimes complicated paths to parenthood. Have your own Fertility Diary to share? Contact us, here. History: I’m a pansexual woman, and I’ve known from a young age that I wanted kids. As an only child, the idea of having a big family with an even number of children (so no one’s left out) delighted me. My plan was always to have a kid at 30. My...

I Froze My Eggs After Getting Diagnosed With Endometriosis In my 20s Refinery29 4/30/2021 At 25, I was a young, single woman who wasn’t actively trying to conceive. Then I got an earth-shattering diagnosis that meant I had to start thinking about preserving my fertility and Age: 30 Household income: $110,000 Endometriosis diagnosis Every single month, I’m in excruciating pain for the first three days of my period. It’s gotten worse each year since I got my first period at 14 years old. Now, at 25, I can’t take it anymore. About a month ago, my cramps were so bad that I was on the b...

I’m Struggling With Fertility & Wish I Could Tell My Coworkers Refinery29 2/26/2021 . History: My husband and I have wanted to be parents our whole lives. While I’ve been trying for a baby since 2017, I’m struggling to balance a demanding job in a traditionally masculine industry with fertility treatments. I love what I do, but I just can’t talk about this at work — and I don’t want a baby to hinder my career progression. I feel as though I’m leading “multiple lives.”  Age: 33 Goodbye birth control I’m going off birth control, after being on it for 11 years. I’ve hear...