Infertility disrupts the natural rhythm of life, fragmenting time and reframing how those affected by it experience the world. For anyone undergoing fertility treatments, time no longer follows the familiar flow of weeks, months, or seasons. Instead, life is divided into treatment cycles, appointments, and agonizing periods of waiting.

Rather than marking time by anniversaries or birthdays, individuals find themselves living by ovulation windows, embryo transfers, and the dreaded two-week waits. This cycle-based experience is not only difficult to explain—it’s a reality that can be profoundly isolating.

For those enmeshed in the world of fertility treatments, the calendar takes on new importance. It becomes more than a way to track appointments; it’s a lifeline, with each day marked by blood tests, hormone injections, ultrasounds, and transfers.

Daily life is oriented around these appointments, which often consume every aspect of planning and decision-making. How can someone plan a vacation if it might conflict with an upcoming procedure? How can they focus on a........

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