Welcome to the Ela Community!

A community aimed at bringing men and women to share experiences about their fertility and beyond.

To maintain the ethics and relevance of the community, we have laid out some rule for participating in our Community:

1. Be Kind

2. Be Honest

3. Be Helpful & Supportive

4. Be Safe

It's that simple! But in case you need more detail, we've outlined some of the basic principles below:

Be Kind

Help us make the Ela Community a safe and welcoming place for women from all walks of life.

Let's lift each other up, not beat each other down. Be respectful of others, be kind, and be polite, even when you disagree. Give others the benefit of the doubt. Harassment, bullying, shaming, and hate are not welcome here.

• No personal attacks, name calling, or slurs. This includes thinly veiled abuse of other Community members.

• Be polite. Disagree without being disagreeable.

• No harassment, bullying, or hate speech

• Racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, or any other prejudiced remarks are not allowed.

Be Honest

Trust is vital to the Ela Community. We discuss a lot of sensitive issues in the Community, and we want everyone to feel safe doing so. Be honest in your posts and comments.

• Don't misrepresent who you are or where you work.

• Use only one account

• Absolutely no trolling

Be Helpful & Supportive

The Ela Community is a place for women to ask questions, share their experiences, and get advice. Support your fellow Community members by answering their questions, providing helpful information, and sharing your own experiences. Respect that everyone will have different opinions and points of view. Be sensitive to the feelings of others.

• Stay on topic. Post in the appropriate group / post.

• Don't spam the community.

• The Ela Community is not a place for self or commercial promotion.

• Do not post any graphic content or links containing pornography, sexually explicit, gross violence, and/or other content determined by moderators to be inappropriate for the community.

• Be sensitive to the feeling of others - don't use inflammatory or shaming language when discussing sensitive issues.

• Don't call abortion murder

• Don't call fetuses parasites

• Don't refer to circumcision as mutilation

• Don't shame others or victims blame

• Don't call out other users or groups of users, even under the thin veil of creating a discussion.

Be Safe

The Ela Community is a place where women should feel safe to discuss even the most sensitive and intimate details of their lives, their health, and their fertility. Safety is very important! Use common sense when posting on the Ela Community, and protect the safety of other members by reporting users and posts that break our rules.

• Report users who are harassing others, soliciting, or otherwise breaking the rules.

• No nudity, sexually explicit photos, or photos of genitals.

• No sexual solicitation

• Don't encourage others to harm themselves or commit illegal acts

• Don't sell, trade, or donate prescription medications

• Don't post your personal contact details like phone no., email id on the Ela Community

• Don't follow medical advice without consulting with your doctor

Please be aware: we may warn, suspend, or ban active users who do not follow our Community rules. Users who repeatedly break the rules may be asked to leave the Community.

A few last things to keep in mind:

• Posts denigrating the rules and/or moderators' enforcement of such, will be removed without warning. We encourage users to send us feedback and ask that everyone do so in a constructive and respectful manner. If your account has been suspended, please do not create another account to access the community. Doing so will earn you a permanent ban. Please do not post or communicate with our community on behalf of banned users. They were banned for a reason. Doing so will get YOU suspended.

• Any post not meeting a moderator's criteria can be removed without notice.

• If you believe that a crime has been committed, please report it to your local law enforcement authorities.

• Please note that the Ela community is mirrored online at www.elawoman.com/community so as to reach a broader audience and help even more women take control of their reproductive health. We have several measures in place to safeguard your privacy, but we always ask our users to be cautious when disclosing private identifying information.

• Inactive users who are only here to break the rules will be permanently banned from the community.

• If you have any questions or concerns with regard to the guidelines, please send us an email at support@elawoman.com

You might also want to check our Terms of Services .