Thriving Through Infertility

Infertility is a life-interruptor. Previously keeping in-step with peers through graduations or partnering off, infertility and pregnancy loss separates people from what feels like a "normal" progression through adulthood. Infertility does not only separate us from the pace of our peers, it robs us of intimacy with our partner, sabotages how we perceive our social relations, makes us postpone plans for life, causes us to doubt our worth, and question how we feel about our bodies. For some, the diagnosis of infertility is the first time they have been confronted with medical diagnoses and specialist physicians, exploring health, hormones, biology, and the organs of reproduction. Living day-to-day and cycle-to-cycle, those struggling through the season of infertility often identify that they are merely surviving. The Quillet Institute is proud to partner with the following professionals in the field of fertility: Lindsay Alvut, Monica Bivas, Dr. Celeste Brabec, Nicole Buratti, Michelle Byrd, Dr. L. April Gago, Amy Green, Lyle Harvey, Dr. Kristin Lasseter, Michelle Oravitz, Cathie Quillet, Dr. Dan Schaefer, Lisa Schuman, Dr. Mark Trolice, Dr. Melissa Wenrich.