Source: American Society for Reproductive Medicine
The statistics around infertility come as a shock to most men and women trying to conceive. Studies have shown that around 7 percent of women ages 15 to 44 are infertile — defined as unable to become pregnant after trying for one year — and male issues cause about one-third of infertility cases. While infertility is often a silent struggle, the individuals identified in "SharecareNow 10: Infertility" have given a strong voice to this vital conversation.
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Melissa Ford (a.k.a. Lollipop Goldstein) is the creator of the award-winning blog, Stirrup Queens, and the author of Life from Scratch and Navigating the Land of If: Understanding Infertility and Exploring Your Options. Ford also writes for BlogHer and runs the daily newsletter “Lost and Found Connections Abound,” which covers life in the infertility, pregnancy loss and adoption communities.
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http://theinfertilityvoice.com
Keiko Zoll is a leading infertility and women’s health writer. Since 2009, she has chronicled her personal journey with infertility as she and her husband have sought to build their family through assisted reproductive technology. Her blog has been recognized as a BlogHer.com Voice of the Year in the 2011 Perspectives category for her piece, “Infertility Is Not a Social Condition.” Zoll also received the Health Impact Award in 2011 from Wellsphere.com for her writing and advocacy achievements in the infertility community.
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http://meiermadness.blogspot.com
JM is the author behind the Meier Madness blog, where she shares her experiences as an almost 30-year-old trying to conceive for three years. She covers numerous topics from her daily life, along with the struggles many women endure to become pregnant.
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http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogbaby
Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen, also known as The Adventurous Writer, is the creator of the blog, Quips and Tips for Couples Coping With Infertility. As a freelance writer, Pawlik-Kienlen has written for publications such as Reader’s Digest, Woman’s Day, MSN Health and Natural Health.
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http://healthland.time.com/author/brochman
Bonnie Rochman writes for TIME’s Healthland about pregnancy, fertility, parenting and childhood. A former staff writer at The News & Observer in Raleigh, North Carolina, Rochman served as the paper's parenting blogger, chronicling the wacky yet universal idiosyncrasies of her three children.
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Busted Kate is the creator of the blog, Busted Plumbing, in which she chronicles her experiences and frustrations trying to conceive (TTC) for about five years. She started the blog to share her story and more importantly, share a laugh — as she and her husband truly believe that humor heals. She also blogs at TTC Happy Hour.
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http://infertility-fertility.blogspot.com
Sandy Roberston is a college professor who struggled with infertility. After trying the high-tech route (medications, inseminations and IVF twice), she researched natural methods of enhancing fertility and succeeded in having a normal pregnancy and delivery at age 44. Robertson published her book, You Can Get Pregnant Over 40, Naturally, and also writes the blog, Miscarriage-Recurrent Miscarriage.
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Sarah Holland is a pioneer in the area of emotional wellbeing and its role in helping infertile women and couples build their families. At Fertile Mindset, Holland uses the cutting-edge methods of emotional freedom techniques (EFT) to help reduce stress and nurture a positive mindset for the often challenging journey through infertility.
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http://infertilityblog.blogspot.com
Dr. Frederick Licciardi is a founding partner of New York University Fertility Center, where he has been practicing for 19 years. His expertise covers basic infertility, reproductive surgery, ovulation induction, IVF and egg donation, which he addresses on his Infertility blog.
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http://www.999reasonstolaugh.com
Naomi and her husband went though several years of fertility treatments, IUIs and four IVF cycles before having a baby boy in 2011. Naomi created the blog 999 Reasons to Laugh at Infertility when she decided to change her perspective about infertility and try to see the humor in it. She writes the Celebrity Fertility column at Fertility Authority.
Methodology: How is influence measured?
Influencers included in the “SharecareNow 10: Infertility” have demonstrated influence within infertility conversations online. Influence is calculated through a proprietary algorithm based on more than 40 individual metrics, including disease-area relevance and online syndication, presence and reach. All metrics are based on content produced over the past year (from the list’s publish date) across multiple online channels, including Twitter, blogs, forums, mainstream news and video.
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Release: April 23, 2012 | Source: Sharecare Now, powered by WCG: data on file
