Two Shades of Hope

If there's one thing that I know It is the two shades of hope One the enlightening soul And the other is more like a hangman's rope Well it's true you may reap what you sow But not that despair is the all time low Baby, ...

The best Photoshop you've ever seen

Laura the Lionheart

Enough. I have briefly mentioned  before about my fear of blood tests. "But you are a scientist!" I hear you cry. This is true. And this fear annoys me more than most due to that very fact. As a child I was intrigued by blood ...

Hi, I’ve Got Half The Chromosomes Here

Hello... Hello? HELLO?! Hi. Yes, hello. I am a man. No wait, come back! Playing the role of The Man in the process of trying to force a baby into an unwilling womb is a peculiar one. It seems it is often the aim ...

Nananananananana Metformin!

The drugs are working! It seems that magical Metformin is indeed magical. Since beginning to take it in late October, I have had 3 periods - fully accompanied by cramps, PMT and all (lucky John). This is good news. So on our last ...

Making A Deposit

While it's easy for me to assume that I'm perfect in every way, others seem to struggle. Such was it that with our current inability to make babies come out, the performance of my sperm was brought into question. Which ...

Bleeding Terrified

We'll just go see the doctor... We've decided to take it one step at a time. A simple doctor's appointment doesn't mean much. After all, it could take us years before anything baby-shaped happens, given our circumstances. My doctor is the son ...

Scrambled Eggs

"You may experience problems having children, when the times comes to it. But other than that, you'll be fine." Those were the words of my GP when I visited her, age 14, with some rather awkward symptoms. I had been suffering ...