Road to fertility

Fertility treatment can be an emotional rollercoaster. You’re likely to be ask yourself “why is it so hard for me to get pregnant?” and constantly worrying about when or if it will happen. With so many physical and mental challenges to overcome, numerous questions, scenarios, and worries are likely to be running through your head. […]

Same-sex couples now have several options they can explore when they want to add to their family. In this blog, we will review how two females can have a baby. We will primarily focus on what is known as Reciprocal IVF or “partner IVF”. It’s become an increasingly popular option as it allows both partners […]

Success rates for IVF have improved significantly with the advent of PGS (preimplantation genetic screening) of embryos. In order to provide genetic results of an embryo, a biopsy of a blastocyst embryo must be removed by a trained embryologist. Today, this procedure is frequently performed as part of in vitro fertilization. Depending on a patient’s […]

If you have to undergo in vitro fertilization (IVF), you want nothing more than for it to be successful. There are so many moving parts, medications, hopes, concerns, and even fears. There’s a saying, “take it one step at a time” and in this article, we hope to take you through the IVF implantation timeline […]

In vitro fertilization (IVF) is an emotionally demanding process for many couples. With so many hopes and dreams, uncertain circumstances, and lots of scientific terminology to understand, many people feel a bit lost. Educating yourself about the process is a good way to make sure you enter into your fertility treatment feeling empowered. In this […]

Statistically, today there are more mothers in their late 30s and early 40s than there were decades ago. This is for a number of reasons – for instance, many women are choosing to focus on their careers before starting a family. However, higher pregnancy rates also have a connection to better assisted reproductive technology. For […]

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), now referred to as preimplantation genetic testing for monogenic diseases (PGT-M), utilizes in vitro fertilization, embryo biopsy, and genetic testing to mitigate the risk to have a child with a genetic disease. As most couples know, undergoing fertility treatment is a significant investment – and with preimplantation genetic diagnosis cost is […]

Sometimes, conception is frustrating. In schools, sex education makes many people think they will get pregnant at the drop of a hat; however, the reality is often quite different. For some women who are struggling to conceive, they may think to themselves, “please, please get me pregnant.” However, the best way to get pregnant is […]

Our fertility journey began in 2017 when, after two years of marriage, we were ready to start our family. As high school sweethearts, we had plenty of years to plan when and how we wanted to start our family, and we were excited and ready to be pregnant. We had prepared for our baby in […]

Two Women’s Unique IVF Success Stories Alvena’s IVF Journey to a Second Child Fifteen agonizing months of trying to give our daughter a sibling, we were finally told that we only have a 3% chance of ever conceiving naturally. So either our daughter is a miracle child and we didn’t know it, or she had closed […]