Evergreen guides and essays on reproductive technology, ethics, and what it means to be human.https://rethinkingfertility.com/https://rethinkingfertility.com/articles/women-are-not-little-men-with-uteruses-the-four-phases-of-the-female-cycle/https://rethinkingfertility.com/articles/women-are-not-little-men-with-uteruses-the-four-phases-of-the-female-cycle/A healthy cycle runs roughly 21 to 35 days, and that cycle governs virtually everything: a woman's mood, energy, cognition, libido, immune function, stress response, and yes, even who you’re attracted to. So, in this article we're diving into: --> How hormones influence far more than just reproduction --> The fifth vital sign --> The four phases of the female cycle --> The best charting methods (with "success" rates) --> FemTech: real, or just well-funded? --> Additional curricula, books, and websitesThu, 06 Aug 2026 18:27:00 GMThttps://rethinkingfertility.com/articles/im-grieving-help/https://rethinkingfertility.com/articles/im-grieving-help/Grief is complicated because it often doesn't have a single moment to which it can anchor. It can be the grief of a failed cycle, a miscarriage, a diagnosis, a birthday that passed without a child, or another year on a journey that was supposed to be over by now. It can show up as anger, numbness, isolation, a complicated relationship with prayer or one’s spouse, or the inability to sit through a baby dedication or Mother’s Day service without wanting to walk out.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 03:32:00 GMThttps://rethinkingfertility.com/articles/im-thinking-about-adoption/https://rethinkingfertility.com/articles/im-thinking-about-adoption/Embryo adoption, sometimes called snowflake donation, is the process by which a family places their remaining frozen embryo(s) up for adoption with a fertility clinic or a legitimate embryo adoption agency. As with adoption proceedings for a born child, the hope is that another family will adopt their human embryos, implant them, and give them a chance at continuing their life.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 03:28:00 GMThttps://rethinkingfertility.com/articles/i-did-ivf-now-what/https://rethinkingfertility.com/articles/i-did-ivf-now-what/For some of you reading this, you may be on the other side of IVF: after the shots, the egg retrieval, and the hard decisions about which human embryos to implant and when. This page is for you.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 03:27:00 GMThttps://rethinkingfertility.com/articles/im-thinking-about-ivf/https://rethinkingfertility.com/articles/im-thinking-about-ivf/By bypassing the body, IVF does not treat or heal the underlying causes of infertility that caused the problems to occur in the first place.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 03:25:00 GMThttps://rethinkingfertility.com/articles/i-want-next-steps-for-how-to-have-kids/https://rethinkingfertility.com/articles/i-want-next-steps-for-how-to-have-kids/If you're like many couples, you may not have received an official diagnosis of infertility — or perhaps you've been told everything looks 'normal' — and yet you've been trying for months or even years with no success. Maybe you don't even know what's going on, but you kept expecting it to happen, and now you're wondering what options to consider.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 03:20:00 GMThttps://rethinkingfertility.com/articles/im-struggling-to-have-kids/https://rethinkingfertility.com/articles/im-struggling-to-have-kids/If you're reading this, there's a good chance you've already spent more time than you'd like in a doctor's waiting room, staring at a negative pregnancy test, or lying awake at night wondering what's wrong or whether it's your “fault.” So where do you go from here?Thu, 04 Jun 2026 03:18:00 GMT