(Slate) – It was supposed to make my pregnancy journey easier. Instead, it became an emotional and medical battleground.

One in five American women experiences infertility. As many as 52 percent of them suffer from depression because of it. Not only is infertility an incredibly lonely experience, but childbearing is also still a taboo topic. Portal messages, delivered without a voice or a face, make the silence of our suffering all the more pronounced. Yet I found myself practically addicted to MyChart—and I’m not alone. (Read More)