tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164928920859526225.post3088133756958392640..comments2023-09-12T02:40:58.546-07:00Comments on The Happy Ranter: On a personal note....The Happy Ranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11591223807636279591noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164928920859526225.post-38995355898369103492010-02-18T11:52:34.029-08:002010-02-18T11:52:34.029-08:00I've been reading up on the psychological heal...I've been reading up on the psychological health of infertile couples recently. I've seen this and similar statistics many times. <br /><br />"Understanding and alleviating the psychological impact of infertility has been the decade-long goal of assistant professor of medicine Alice Domar, Ph.D., director of the Mind/Body Center for Women's Health at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She and her colleagues have demonstrated that women with infertility suffer from significantly more depression than do their fertile counterparts. But their most dramatic finding is that the anxiety and depression scores for infertile women are statistically equal to those of women with cancer, heart disease, or HIV."<br /><br />People wouldn't tell cancer patients or people with HIV to suck it up and deal, would they?<br /><br />I've been thinking of you. I hope all is well.RDuke53noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164928920859526225.post-66996580260730620932010-02-09T18:14:37.168-08:002010-02-09T18:14:37.168-08:00You are an amazing soul. To go through what you go...You are an amazing soul. To go through what you go through each month, yes. To write about it, to share it, beyond brave. You are helping people by doing this: yourself, The Boy, your readers... me. I do not judge you poorly for the feelings and the guilt you have. My only wish is to be the best friend and support I can be for you and The Boy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02331071426471044385noreply@blogger.com