If there is a genetic condition present in your family, you may want to explore options to reduce the risk of passing the condition on to your baby. Therefore, your fertility doctor may bring up the option of PGD testing. However, many medical processes can leave people feeling uncertain and anxious. Below, we break down […]

If you’re having fertility treatment, you’ll want to make sure the chances of conception are as high as possible. As a result, a common question many women ask when undergoing IVF treatment is how doctors select the best embryo. Until recently, this was based on morphology – which simply put, is how the embryo looks […]

When we’re growing up, we hear different stories on where babies come from. By the time we’re in High School, our health teacher typically educates on how to avoid getting pregnant but when it comes to when we genuinely want to conceive, you’d be surprised how many don’t know the basics. Particularly when you have […]

The process of in vitro fertilization is filled with technical terms that can leave many prospective parents feeling perplexed. One of the most intimidating is ‘blastocyst’, IVF jargon that can make the best of us feel totally confused. After all, what does blasting anything have to do with having a baby?! However, the ‘blast’ part […]

If you’re in a loving relationship with your partner, you might be thinking about having children. Although the obvious route might be adoption, many people want to experience pregnancy and have a biological child. But how do lesbian couples get pregnant? What are the options? There are in fact many treatment options and genetic tests […]

If you’re considering in vitro fertilization or egg freezing you may wonder what to expect after egg retrieval. Perhaps there’s a medical reason your doctor is suggesting fertility preservation, IVF or even embryo cryopreservation. Having your eggs retrieved may feel overwhelming, especially if you don’t know what to anticipate, how you’ll feel physically or what […]

If you’re a patient who has undergone several rounds of in vitro fertilization (IVF) without any success, it can be incredibly frustrating. You may have even utilized genetic testing called Pre-implantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidy known as PGS on your embryos. PGS identifies the number of chromosomes in embryos, so that your doctor can select […]

There are various online resources you can find to help support your efforts trying to conceive (TTC), including many who, like yourself, share their fertility journey in a TTC blog. This can be helpful as you can connect with others who may have been diagnosed with a similar condition as yours such as, polycystic ovarian […]

If you’re trying to conceive and you’re someone who likes to plan, you may want to invest in a pregnancy planner to get you and your body pregnancy ready. People who enjoy plotting out their course, organizing what they need to do, or making sure they know the right steps to set their mind to […]

When you are given any kind of diagnosis that impacts your fertility or if your doctor is recommending in vitro fertilization to have a child, it can feel overwhelming or stressful. If you’re concerned about affording treatment or wondering how to get IVF covered by insurance, it can add to that stress, which isn’t helpful. […]