After 5 years of infertility, and rounds of failed medicated cycles, two failed IUIs, my husband and I decided to proceed with IVF. We started testing back in January. I had a polypectomy on February 4, and doctor said to wait at least four weeks...
We tried and prayed for 12 years to start a family. I have PCOS so the doctor put me on 2500 mg of metformin and lots of other medicine (22 pills total a day for 3 years). We also had 6 IUI's done. After 3 years I looked...
My husband & I tried to conceive for many years. We finally got pregnant in 2017 but the pregnancy resulted in an ectopic pregnancy. We lost the baby & I had my right fallopian tube removed. Doctors told me my best possible chance of conceiving...
In 2016 we decided to start trying for a baby; we had our positive 8 months later. Suddenly a bleeding began and I started to have a lot of pain. When we arrived at the hospital they told us that it was an ectopic pregnancy and surgery was...
After over 3 years of infertility, 4 failed rounds of IUI, 1 round of IVF that brought us 3 beautiful embryos, we heard the news no one ever wants to hear, “I’m so sorry, but there is no heartbeat.” Our first embryo transfer ended in a miscarriage at...
For as long as I can remember I knew I wanted to be a mom. When I was 21, in 2009, I was diagnosed with uterine myomatosis, and some doctors recommended removing my womb. We decided to fight and reject that option. I was on medications,...
We got married in 2011 and always wanted a big family. We were diagnosed with multiple types of infertility and told it would be impossible to conceive. We went through multiple failed IUI and IVF attempts and were heartbroken and confused. We began to grieve the loss of our...
I was diagnosed with PCOS in 2016 but after only a month of meds I conceived my son, Hunter. So when we started trying for #2 I didn’t think it would be difficult. Our first medicated cycle at the fertility clinic was successful but then we quickly...
My husband and I have been struggling with a male factor infertility diagnosis since April 2019. We faced many emotions as we went through expensive fertility tests, just to end at the same answer every time: IVF. We were not in the spot where we...
In 2009, I was hospitalized for appendicitis and had my appendix removed. I spent a lot of time in hospitals for the next few months due to excruciating pain. After many diagnoses and a slew of doctors, I found out that the toxins were not drained when...