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“Reproductive challenges are among the most trying human conditions. Infertility causes intense sadness and desperation, powerlessness and despair. Every period is a painful reminder month after month that, once again, you're not pregnant. Infertility creates an irreparable sense of loss, as though someone is missing,”

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Book:Missed Conceptions: How We Make Sense of Infertility
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