infertility – Bethany Rutledge

IVF Stories: How do you feel during a cycle?

Bethany — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 15:02:15 +0000

Through going public about fertility treatments, I was able to reconnect with people I haven’t spoken to or seen for many years. Also, a lot of questions! IVF Stories: How do you feel during a cycle? Here’s what the egg retrieval process looked like during a cycle: They pump you up Read more…

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should you look into fertility treatments? 5 signs the answer is yes

Bethany — Mon, 07 Jan 2019 23:20:47 +0000

You know what they say about the best time to start something. Well in the case of assessing your fertility, the best time wasn’t yesterday. It was likely a ways before that. Wah wah. Cue the world’s smallest violin. But I promise it’s not all bad news. Just by reading Read more…

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Lesson #2: An Unexpected Detour

Bethany — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 17:07:30 +0000

While writing Courage to Tri, I learned a number of lessons that apply to triathlon and way beyond. The first was that being a newbie—at anything—is hard. The second is that almost-nothing goes as planned! This week, J and I had out-of-town plans for the fourth. I thought I’d launching my book and celebrating a July 1st pubdate. But Read more…

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IVF Stories: It’s All Downhill From Here and Other Ambiguous Phrases

Bethany — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:32:37 +0000

The following was written after I experienced three egg retrievals in a row in 2017, with only one embryo recommended for transfer. “It’s all downhill from here” is a duplicitous phrase. It connotes both easy coasting ahead and some sort of decline. If someone yells it during a run race Read more…

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IVF Update and How Lance Screwed Up His Doping Protocol

Bethany — Thu, 17 Aug 2017 12:17:25 +0000

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It’s been over a week since my last confession. 🙂 First of all I just want to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has reached out thus far after my initial post about IVF. I was able to reconnect with people I haven’t spoken to or seen for Read more…

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