Fertility/Infertility
Explore reproductive health topics, fertility/infertility options, supports and resources, and hear from families who have navigated fertility challenges.
Trying To Conceive Group
This group is for anyone not yet parenting who is struggling to conceive and not pursuing fertility treatment at this time.
This group typically meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:30p EST.
Primary Infertility Group
This group is focused on those navigating an infertility diagnosis and potential treatment options who are not yet parenting.
It meets on the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:30p EST and the 4th Thursday of the month at 7p EST.
IVF Group
This group is open to anyone who is doing IVF for any reason (infertility, genetic testing purposes, reciprocal IVF, fertility preservation, etc.) and is not yet parenting.
This group meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month at 7p EST.
Trying for Another Group
This peer group provides support to those facing the unique challenges and frustrations of struggling to add another child to their family, including those navigating a secondary infertility diagnosis.
This group typically meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month at 7p EST.
One and No Longer Trying for Another Group
This peer group provides support to those who are contemplating the decision, or have made the decision, to stop trying for a sibling and are finding peace with having one child.
This group meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:30p EST.
Cancer and Fertility Group
This group is open to anyone impacted by cancer and fertility, whether you are newly diagnosed with cancer, learning about your fertility preservation options (or lack thereof), or for those struggling with infertility after cancer.
This group meets every other month on the 4th Monday at 7:30p EST (2024: Feb/Apr/June/Aug/Oct/Dec).
Megan’s Journey: Becoming parents after cancer was Worth the Wait
Megan Scherer joins us to share her family's journey through cancer and infertility, which then led to the creation of the nonprofit organization, Worth the Wait. After her husband was diagnosed with testicular cancer, they faced numerous challenges in...
Jillian’s Journey: You’re young and healthy, just try again!
This episode features Jillian, an ER/ICU RN, Organ Donation Coordinator, and Nursing Supervisor/Educator and AllPaths peer group leader, whose journey includes unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss, IVF, and pregnancy after infertility and loss. Jillian's...
Massachusetts Endometriosis Advocacy 101
This training, led by Kate Weldon LeBlanc, Executive Director of AllPaths Family Building, provides information about advocating for state bills in Massachusetts. The focus of the training is on bills about endometriosis being considered in Massachusetts...
Cloudy Correlation between Infertility and Cancer
Featured in the AllPaths Magazine, 2024 Volume 3 By Molly Donovan Those grappling with infertility know all too well that when it rains, it pours. As if completing your family wasn’t enough to worry about, infertility adds another layer of complexity to your...
Medical Need Deserving of Coverage
Featured in the AllPaths Magazine, 2024 Volume 3 By Maggie Husbands 89/70. I stare at this extremely low blood pressure, see my heart rate climb and feel clots the size of baseballs pour out of my body. As an ER nurse with over six years of experience, I...
Jen’s Journey: “Families are built on love.”
A born and raised New Yorker, social worker Jen Rachman shares her family’s story from an ovarian cancer diagnosis that sadly left her infertile in her 20s, to the decision that surrogacy was the best route for her and her husband to grow their family. With...
Liane’s Journey: “I think we’ve just been fired by our IVF doctor!”
Liane Moccia’s story encompasses an infertility diagnosis, becoming a parent via IVF, as well as how her personal journey sparked a passion for holistic fertility support and a new career. Now a Registered Clinical Herbalist specializing in fertility and...
Julie’s Journey: It began several states ago…
Founder of Building Military Families Network, Julie Eshelman shares about her ongoing family building journey, one that spans many years and states, highlighting the unique challenges that military families often face. We also hear about Julie’s rise as a...
Kelly’s Journey: Hurry up and wait
Kelly Soule shares about her ongoing journey and the difficulty of not knowing what’s next for her family. From processing IVF not working and a changing relationship with her own body, to attempting to adjust to having no sense of control and situations...
Andy’s Journey: Mourning the loss of what you thought your family was going to be.
Andy Lamb shares his story of male infertility, mental health struggles, and the reinvention of who he was and what really mattered in life and family on his journey to become a father. Now a parent to three girls adopted through foster care, Andy supports...
Reproductive Health Care Is on the Ballot
By Lisa Rosenthal, Board President, and Kate Weldon LeBlanc, Executive Director We are fast approaching an election where who we vote for can be an opportunity to examine who we are and what we value most. As a 501c3 non-profit organization, AllPaths Family...
Haya’s Journey: Unexplained Infertility – So Many Variables and Unknowns
A Boston-based healthcare product strategist with a passion for social impact and community building, Haya shares her story, from unexplained infertility and loss, to pursuing fertility treatment (IUI & IVF) as a path to parenthood, culminating in a...