I spoke at a Fertility Conference in Santo Domingo
By Mercedes Sanchez, founder of SoyNuevaMama.com and speaker on fertility awareness, infertility, endometriosis, and motherhood after 40. Last weekend, I joined physicians, fertility specialists, and advocates at the #YoCuidoMiFertilidad Fertility Conference in Santo Domingo to discuss fertility awareness, endometriosis, infertility, pregnancy loss, reproductive health, and motherhood after 40. The invitation marked my first international speaking […]
Can Acupuncture Help You Get Pregnant?
What I Learned After 8 Years of Acupuncture When I started seeing my acupuncturist Deb, I wasn’t thinking about fertility. I was thinking about pain. The kind of pain that comes with endometriosis and that most doctors had spent years dismissing or masking with medication. Eight years later, I became a mother at 41. Acupuncture […]
Featured on mitú’s FIERCE
mitú’s FIERCE platform just published a full feature about my journey — becoming a first-time mom at 41 after years of endometriosis, fertility challenges, and miscarriage. This one is different from my Parents.com feature. mitú went deeper into the Latina side of my story: the cultural pressures, the silence around reproductive health in our community, […]
I Was Just Featured on Parents.com — Here’s My Story
I have been sitting on this for a few weeks and I can finally share it. My story — almost 30 years of endometriosis, though it took 15 years to get a diagnosis, fertility challenges, miscarriages, and eventually becoming a first-time mom at 41, naturally — is now featured on Parents.com. When I was interviewed, […]
Tomó 15 años recibir un diagnóstico de endometriosis
Tenía 16 años, estaba sentada en mi escuela en el Upper East Side cuando llegó el dolor. No era una molestia leve. No era algo que se pudiera ignorar. Era ese tipo de dolor que te obliga a parar todo. Recuerdo que tuve que irme temprano, tomar el tren 6 hacia downtown yo sola. Iba […]
It Took 15 Years to Get an Endometriosis Diagnosis
Why It Took 15 Years to Get Answers I was 16 years old, sitting in school on the Upper East Side when the pain hit. Not a dull ache. Not something you can ignore. The kind of pain that makes you stop everything. I remember having to leave early, getting on the 6 train downtown […]
Why Endometriosis Can Take Years to Be Diagnosed
For many women, the journey with endometriosis starts long before they have answers. It often begins with symptoms that get dismissed or explained away. In my case, the symptoms started when I was 16. I remember having to leave school early, take the subway home, and try to hold myself together while dealing with pain […]
Why Painful Periods Should Not Be Normalized
Why Severe Period Pain Should Never Be Ignored For years, I believed painful periods were simply something I had to live with. My symptoms started when I was 16. The first day of my cycle was always the worst. The pain would begin low in my abdomen and radiate down my back and legs. Sometimes […]
Q&A: Endometriosis, Fertility, and Acupuncture
How Holistic Care Can Transform Chronic Pain, Balance Hormones, and Pave the Way to Motherhood Missed my IG Live Chat? Take a look at the Q&A below. As many of you know, my journey to becoming a first-time mom at 41 was not a straight path. It was a journey paved with persistence, faith, and […]
Instagram Live: How Acupuncture Supports Endometriosis, Fertility, and Hormone Balance
A conversation with Sage Wellness acupuncturist Deb Valentín about women’s health, healing, and holistic wellness If you’ve ever been curious about how acupuncture can help with endometriosis, fertility, hormone imbalance, or overall wellness, I’m hosting an Instagram Live you may want to join. On Thursday, November 20 at 8 PM, I’ll be going live with […]