Category: Infertility

I wanted to share how much IVF can cost.  It’s A LOT so brace yourself. (And I know every clinic is different so just to clarify that this was my experience at the two clinics I had IVF.)   My 1st ClinicIVF: $9000 Included: cycle management, facility and physician fees, anesthesia, ultrasound, egg retrieval, sperm… Continue reading IVF Costs

We had an ectopic pregnancy scare which I mentioned in my last post (click here). I thought I’d explain what it is, why it’s dangerous and the treatments.   In My Own Words… A refresher on anatomy and physiology of a pregnancy.  A follicle in the ovary releases an egg which is fertilized by the… Continue reading Ectopic Pregnancies

Preimplantion Genetic Screening (PGS) is a test done on the embryo to check for basic genetic abnormalities.  There is also PGD: Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis which is performed when they are looking for a specific genetic disorder (due to family history).  Another bonus of PGS testing is they are usually able to tell you the sex… Continue reading PGS and ICSI

I want to talk about possible complications of egg retrievals.  There are obvious ones like bleeding and infection since they sticking a large needle in your abdomen; but, there is also another very serious complication called Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS).  When follicles are stimulated, the capillaries in the ovaries leak releasing a very small amount… Continue reading Ovarian Hyper-Stimulation Syndrome

Most people think in vitro fertilization (IVF) as one procedure but it actually has multiple layers in a very complex process.  I will try to do my best to explain some of the science behind it all. Who needs IVF? People who have blocked fallopian tubes, severe genetic disorder (because then you can do genetic… Continue reading IVF in Kinda General Terms

So in my last post about our infertility process, Changing Clinics (click here), I talked about more procedures and tests that I’d like to explain in a new installment of “In My Own Words”. In My Own Words… Hysterosalpingogram (HSG).  I know in my post I described HSG as being terrible and all things bad and… Continue reading Lesson Deux

In my last post (click here to view), I wrote about our first year of infertility treatments and our first miscarriage.  I threw out some terms/procedures you may not be familiar with: saline ultrasound, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), Intrauterine Insemination (IUI), and D&C. I thought how I would do these educational blogs is explain in my own… Continue reading Lesson 1