June’s story has spilled over a bit into July Click here for episode 1 Caroline slumped in the phlebotomy chair and offered up her right arm. She had been here many times before and she no longer allowed herself to get too emotional. Her last cycle had consisted of 13 stressful days of mixing together [...]

Click here for episode 1 The pregnancy test was negative again. As sad as this is, let’s temporarily depart from the obvious emotional aspects of this failed cycle and tackle the decision process scientifically. Caroline is 35 years old. She was presumed to not have ovulated regularly by virtue of her consistently negative ovulation tests. [...]

Click here for episode 1 Caroline and Darryl have been trying to get pregnant for almost two years now. The most obvious problem is Caroline’s failure to ovulate. First, she was started on metformin to correct address her insulin resistance. Then she was tried on a combination cycle of Clomid and injectables. She didn’t grow [...]

Click here for episode 1   UPDATE: Caroline and Darryl are infertile. Caroline has had regular periods, but her ovulation kits don’t turn positive, leading us to suspect an ovulation problem. She underwent one monitored cycle where she received medication to help her ovulate. In that cycle, she not only took Clomid, but also injectables. [...]

Click here for episode 1 Summary: DARRYL and CAROLINE have been infertile for 19 months. The most likely cause is Caroline’s failure to ovulate. This was suspected because her ovulation testing always remained negative, despite the unexpected finding that she has fairly regular periods. Caroline’s ovulatory problem seems to be a result of PCOS and [...]

Click here for episode 1 There are many things I love about being an RE, one of which is the chance to participate in the transformation of peoples’ lives, as they go from having no baby to suddenly becoming happy parents. That one is pretty obvious. Besides that, there’s another thing that I like and [...]

Click here for episode 1 Darryl and Caroline are here for their first consultation. After breaking the ice and warming up to each other, we tackled some of the potential problems that could be contributing to their infertility. One red flag was the fact that Caroline has never had a positive ovulation test, despite taking [...]

(This couple has given permission to share their story. Their names have been altered. The dialogue words are not 100% exact, but are loosely reconstructed from memory, with the intent of conveying an accurate representation of their clinical story) Things did not get off to a good start between Darryl and Caroline and me. CAROLINE [...]

Click here for episode #1 RECAP: Cora and Anthony have been infertile for over seven years. The initial workup revealed potential tubal issues. Despite surgery and many IUI cycles, they failed to conceive. They eventually agreed to do IVF. Ten days ago, Cora received two embryos transferred into her uterus. And today….she is pregnant! The [...]

Click here for episode #1 The evening after your egg retrieval, things feel different from how they felt previously. Imagine this. For the past few weeks, you have been giving yourself injections, going in for ultrasounds and getting poked for blood tests every few days. Early this morning, it all culminated in you going under [...]