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What’s in a Name?

[First place winner of the Synapse Storytelling Contest Non Fiction category.] When I was sixteen, I was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome. My physician explained that I might have difficulty getting pregnant one day. There was a brief conversation about birth control. Then I went home. At...
September 22, 2026