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Dear Nancy, here are some suggestions:
1. Regional boards so people going thru the ups and downs of infertility and treatment can make new friends in their own area, perhaps even be able to chat to people having treatment at the same clinic.
2. A board for ladies going thru the 'dreaded' 2 week wait so they can share experiences, symptoms, the highs and lows, and be there to offer on-line support to each other.
3. A "cycling board" so everyone can share and compare experiences of goin thru treatment at the same time. Would be nice to be able to chat to others about injections, egg collection etc. and the highs and the lows of being on the IVF or IUI rollercoaster!
4. A board for ladies using clomiphene, to try to conceive.
5. A board for ladies trying IUI, to chat about successes, failures, how many tries before moving on to IVF, drugs used, the IUI process, which will help ladies who haven't done it before etc. A good place to make friends with people going thru the same thing.
6. Similarly a board for ladies going thru IVF and ICSI treatments. Either combined or separate.
7. A board to discuss male factors in infertility. Could be of great help for people to compare sperm counts, % of normal forms, morphology, motility etc. and could offer stories of hope where male fertility is considered severe and a pregnancy is achieved. Also what have others done to improve quality of sperm and increased numbers? Compare vitamins taken, steps taken, advice offered etc.
8. An endometriosis board. A PCOS board. A Fibroids board. An 'Unexplained IF' board. A Premature Menopause board etc. so that ladies can be there to offer each other advice, support, compare symptoms, treatment and offer stories of hope to each other.
9. A board for ladies using donor eggs and/or sperm. A very difficult decision to have to make is when to 'give up' on your partner and move on to donor sperm, and it would be great to be able to chat to those who have done this and been successful. Also to have to come to the realization that our own eggs are no good and a donor egg is the only option. How have ladies who have done this come to terms with the fact that they will never bear their own children etc. Does it matter when there's a longed for baby in your arms? What are the positives, the highs, the lows, the disappointments and the successes?
10. An 'Alternative therapy'/ Complementary Medicine board for ladies/ couples trying acupuncture, reflexology, shiatsu, Chinese herbs, organic food, hypnotherapy, etc. This would be really interesting to see if alterative therapies can make a difference to the outcome we all long for.
11. A board for ladies who have one child but who haven't been able to conceive again, and who long to have another.
12. A board for people using a surrogate as a means to have a family. A board to share the joys, the difficulties etc. How couples come to terms with the fact that a surrogate may be the only solution and hope to have a biological child. Could really help to share and compare experiences of dealing with the issue of surrogacy.
13. A Relationships board, so people can discuss how infertility has affected their relationship with their partner, good or bad. Again would be good to be able to support and offer advice to each other.
Hope my rambing suggestions have been of some use :)
With my warmest regards,
Nat :)
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