Latest In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Articles
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Blogger of the Month: Jessica Jones of Infertility & Life
Our blogger of the month from our list of Top Infertility Blogs is Jessica Jones of Infertility and Life. Jessica writes about her experience with dual factor infertility. While pursuing multiple...
By: Kelly Park | Contributor
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Understanding the Legal Side of Surrogacy: 5 Steps
If you are considering using surrogacy to grow your family, it is important to know up-front what to expect from a legal standpoint. Doing so can help protect you from unforeseen surprises. Don&rsquo...
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What to Expect When Your Gestational Surrogate is Pregnant
Congrats! You've just found out your gestational carrier is pregnant. Finally, after years of waiting and innumerable months of planning, your dream of parenthood in starting turn into a reality...
By: Candace Wohl | Award-Winning Blogger & Infertility Advocate
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30 Ways You Know You've Been A Fertility Patient For Too Long
In the beginning, perhaps it was a little exciting to finally be doing something to make that take-home baby a reality, but now you are just tired of trying to think up excuses as to why you need...
By: Rebecca Atkinson
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Preparing for Your IVF Egg Retrieval
In vitro fertilization (IVF) can be overwhelming, but the egg retrieval, also known as egg harvesting or egg collection, doesn’t have to be. After all the preparation with the appointments,...
By: Dr. Lora Shahine | Infertility and Miscarriage Specialist
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Fertility Blogger of the Month: Jennie of The Uterus Monologues
We are thrilled to have Jennie of The Uterus Monologues as our blogger of the month from our list of Top Infertility Blogs. She focuses on her experience with recurrent pregnancy loss and what she...
By: Kelly Park | Contributor
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5 Things to Know About Our IVF Treatment Abroad
My husband and I recently had our first experience with infertility treatments. After a year of trying to conceive naturally, we found out we'd need a little help in the form of in vitro...
By: Frugal Crib
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7 Ways the Two-Week Wait Messes With Your Mind
Anyone who has been through infertility treatments will know that by the time the two-week wait comes around you are mostly a headcase. It's the designated black hole between embryo transfer and...
By: Jessica Jones
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Understanding IVF Extras: Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)
As an embryologist, my motivation is to help you build your family while reducing the impact that unnecessary procedures might have. I am a little old school in my approach to embryology. Just...
By: Ashley Wong, MS, Clinical Embryologist | IVF Laboratory Supervisor & Lead Embryologist
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12 Things I Wish I Had Known As An Infertility Newbie
When working with people experiencing infertility, one of the ways I feel that I feel that I can be the most helpful is to try to prepare them for what’s coming. I always think back to my own...
By: Risa Kerslake, RN | Registered Nurse Turned Freelance Writer
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Family Building with Reciprocal IVF
Reproductive technologies now allow for greater options for family building, not only for people who experience infertility but also for same-sex couples. Reciprocal IVF is one way for women to...
By: Kelly Park | Contributor
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Coping
Your Best Fertility Ally: Fellow Fertility Warriors
When my husband Brad and I first started this whole “Let’s Have a Baby!” project back in September 2014, I didn’t tell many people. I naively thought this would be a short-term secret and we’d reveal...
By: Elyse Ash | CEO and founder of Fruitful Fertility