FERTILITY STORIES

MEET OTHERS WITH A FERTILITY STORY

Elise welcomed a baby after a challenging 4-year IVF journey involving male factor infertility, sperm retrieval surgery, and low ovarian reserve.

NATALIE

When they discovered their donor sperm could be the potential cause for miscarriages, Natalie and her wife had their embryos tested before IVF transfer, leading to a successful pregnancy.

ROB

Rob and his husband chose egg donors and navigated the surrogacy process to build their family.

KAYLA

Born without a cervix or uterus, Kayla explored surrogacy and adoption before discovering an option that allowed her to carry a baby.

VANN

Testing revealed Vann had conditions that affect implantation, so her doctors changed her IVF protocol, resulting in the birth of her twin boys.

KARA

Being diagnosed with PCOS prompted Kara to explore IUI, IVF, and adoption.

JAMIE

After welcoming her first daughter with IVF, Jamie experienced miscarriages and pregnancy complications when trying to expand her family.

JACKIE

Male factor infertility and a genetic disorder prompted Jackie and her husband to undergo IVF with donor sperm.

CRYSTA

Crysta found success after being told endometriosis and diminished ovarian reserve had reduced her chance of conception to 1%.

APRILL

Aprill recounts the ups and downs of her 9½-year fertility journey that ultimately resulted in her family growing via adoption, natural conception, and IVF.

JUSTIN

A leukemia diagnosis prompted Justin to think about sperm preservation and, later, IVF.

ALEX & HOLLY

When Alex suffered a spinal cord injury in the line of duty, he and Holly underwent sperm extraction and IVF to conceive a baby.

GRETCHEN & CHRIS

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) symptoms prompted Gretchen to visit an RE, starting a fertility journey that included OI, IUI, and IVF cycles, a miscarriage, and later, twins.

JENNIFER

After two pregnancy losses, Jennifer tried OI, IUI, and 10 rounds of IVF before becoming pregnant using a donor.

AMY

When uterine scarring resulted in a life-threatening miscarriage, Amy turned to surrogacy to expand her family.

MARIA

Maria explains the emotional highs and lows of multiple IUI and IVF cycles after being unable to conceive naturally.

JESSICA

39-year-old Jessica talks about her declining fertility, failed IVF attempts, and why she’ll look into using donor eggs next.

BERNADETTE

Bernadette underwent IVF and preimplantation genetic testing after finding out that she and her partner were both carriers for cystic fibrosis.

NAOMI

After being diagnosed with PCOS as a teenager, Naomi explored OI, IUI, and IVF when she was ready to start a family.

MARISA

A male factor infertility diagnosis caused Marisa to move on to IVF, which resulted in pregnancy with fraternal twins.

MALLORIE

A chromosome abnormality affecting her partner’s sperm count prompted Mallorie to undergo IVF, ultimately resulting in the birth of her son.

JENNY

After a 25-year fertility journey that included endometriosis, unexplained infertility, miscarriage, and 6 rounds of IVF, Jenny conceived her son using a donor embryo.

DIANA

Diana explores surrogacy to grow her family after the birth of her first child resulted in an emergency hysterectomy.

WHITNEY

Whitney found success with IVF after encountering male factor infertility, breast cancer, and pregnancy loss.

ALLYN ANN

After being diagnosed with PCOS and endometriosis, Allyn Ann turned to IUI and IVF.

HEAR ADVICE FROM FERTILITY EXPERTS

KATHY’S ADVICE: PRESERVATION

The director of clinical services at Texas Fertility Center explains why egg freezing is a good choice for women today.

KAREN’S ADVICE: FAILED CYCLE

The director of nursing at Reproductive Biology Associates explains why a failed cycle isn’t a failure.

JOYCE’S ADVICE: EGG FREEZING & CANCER

The Alliance for Fertility Preservation’s executive director discusses preserving fertility before cancer treatment.

NEEL’S ADVICE: MISCONCEPTIONS

The former VP of partnerships and operations at Glow talks common IVF myths, and sets the story straight.

NEEL’S ADVICE: TREATMENT

Tips for taking steps toward treatment, from the former VP of partnerships and operations at Glow.

KATHY’S ADVICE: PERSEVERANCE

The director of clinical services at Texas Fertility Center explains why it’s important not to get discouraged if pregnancy doesn't happen right away.

KATHY’S ADVICE: FAILING IUI

Texas Fertility Center’s director of clinical services talks about remaining calm after a failed IUI cycle.

KATHY’S ADVICE: CONVERSATION

The director of clinical services at Texas Fertility Center encourages talking to a clinic about fertility challenges.

JOYCE’S ADVICE: EGG FREEZING

The executive director at the Alliance for Fertility Preservation talks about planning for the future.

KAREN’S ADVICE: EGG FREEZING & CANCER

Reproductive Biology Associates’ director of nursing discusses planning for the future after being diagnosed with a medical condition.

KAREN’S ADVICE: EGG FREEZING

The director of nursing at Reproductive Biology Associates talks about the benefits of fertility preservation.

KAREN’S ADVICE: TAKING A BREAK

Reproductive Biology Associates’ director of nursing explains why taking a break from treatment doesn’t mean giving up on parenthood.

KAREN’S ADVICE: BEING INFORMED

Tips from the director of nursing at Reproductive Biology Associates on how to process all the information received from your doctor.

KAREN’S ADVICE: IUI SUCCESS

The director of nursing at Reproductive Biology Associates talks about setting realistic expectations for IUI.

KAREN'S ADVICE: INFERTILITY

The director of nursing at Reproductive Biology Associates talks about facing infertility head on.

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