“We’ve gathered a resilient group of women and men to discuss what they’ve learned to mark the beginning of societal change in how we universally speak about this once taboo topic.”

Exaggerated headlines and confusing, sometimes conflicting data from fertility clinics contribute to a distorted reality about what’s actually possible with still fragile and often experimental ART procedures. This has contributed to the myth that fertility medicine equals ‘successful’ science.

The best way to counter the imbalanced, one-sided story is for former fertility patients to speak out about their own experiences, particularly those whose treatments failed

“Every year, more than two-thirds of patients undergoing advanced fertility treatments contend with failed cycles, which include I.V.F., donor eggs and surrogacy. Yet the vast majority of these outcomes, and the women and men affected by them, remain invisible in popular media, relegated instead to online communities or anonymous blog sites where any potential social impact and public education dissipates. We've had no public voice--until now.