Click here for episode 1 Six days after her IUI, we got a phone call from Aimee. "I think something is wrong", she said. "I feel pretty bad, with a lot of cramping and my stomach is really swollen. Is it normal to feel this way?" My staff transferred the call back to me. It [...]

Click here for episode 1 On the day when patients get their inseminations, many times, we have to face challenges with the scheduling. Aimee had called me the day before the insemination in a panic because she found out that Boyd had to leave town on a short road trip. This was for a baseball [...]

Click here for episode 1 Despite her usual cheery nature, Aimee’s smile and chatter on the day of her ultrasound hid her underlying nervousness. This was the first monitoring visit after she started her stimulation medications. And although she went into this, optimistic about her chances of a good response, she had been properly warned [...]

Click here for episode 1 Even before starting their first IUI cycle, Aimee encountered disappointment. She has a cyst. She had called with the first day of her period and eagerly came in for the baseline ultrasound before starting her cycle. This ultrasound is important because prior to stimulating the ovaries, it is important to [...]

Click here for episode 1 RECAP: Aimee and Boyd have been infertile for three years. After completing some basic testing, we are ready to discuss treatment options. When considering what treatments to do, what are some of the things that patients consider? In my experience, patients care primarily about cost and effectiveness. Some other concerns [...]