From IUI (Intra Uterine Insemination) in Scotland to Egg Donation in Spain (Nov 09)
My infertility journey began in the autumn of 2005. Ted and I married in the spring of that year and in view of my age (41) knew we had to start trying for a family right away. In October I went through several tests. I had an approximate six month wait for the hysterosalpinogram because of the lack of a radiographer (more...)
4th Attempt IUI and Chinese Medicine
After 3 failed cycles of IUI, I had more or less resigned myself to the fact that IUI was not for us, as it isn’t for many couples, and that we would have to move onto IVF for any chance of having a baby. (more..)
Unexplained Infertility
A diagnosis of ‘unexplained’ infertility felt to me, like no diagnosis at all. How can I know how to feel or what to expect when the medical profession pretty much says ‘dunno’? (more..)
Endometriosis and successful IUI
When my husband and I decided to start trying for a family a couple years ago we never thought for a moment that there would be any problems with conceiving. However, as the months passed without success, we began to suspect that there could be something wrong (more..)
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3rd Time Lucky - IVF
Our story started three years ago. At the time of my 30th birthday in Nov 2001, I came off the pill to see what would happen. I started taking folic acid and reducing my alcohol intake within reason and just got on with life without thinking much more about it. (more..)
Reflexology and Fertility
My client was 29 years old and had been on the combined pill for approximately 11 years. When she came off the pill to start a family, she discovered that her periods were very erratic and were sometimes up to 12 weeks apart. (more..)
Lottie’s Journey through IVF
As a teenager I had the dreams that most girls had. I never imagined being a career person, my ambitions were to be happily married with four children, live in a quiet village, roses round the door etc… fairy tale! (more..)
Never Giving Up (Endometriosis)
I was diagnosed with Endometriosis when I was 20 and was given minimum treatment for it. Four months before I was due to marry I saw my consultant again, who advised me that as I was going to start trying for a family soon after my wedding he was not prepared to treat me further. (more..)
Why Doing Your Own Research Can Be Vital
The desire to have a family had always been with me since my marriage in 1999. My wife Tracey, however, did not feel ready for this huge commitment. When the time came that both of us were ready to start trying, Tracey came off the pill and we both felt that it would only be a matter of time before we announced a pregnancy (more..)
Fertility Treatment with Endometriosis
Our journey into the realms of assisted conception began after a laparoscopy confirmed what I had suspected for some time, that I had endometriosis. I was 27, my husband Gary 29 and we had been trying to conceive for about a year. (more..)
Infertility Treatment (ICSI)
Helen and I were married in August 1991. After a few years, we decided to try for a family and expected that children would come along naturally. This did not happen as we thought it would (more..)
My Journey Into Infertility
As a little girl you grow up dreaming of getting married and having children, the maternal instinct is in us all, it’s what we are designed to do physically, mentally and emotionally! (more..)
ICSI, Endometriosis, PCOS and Low Sperm Count
Throughout the last 10 years I have come to terms with infertility and our journey into fertility treatment. It has been at times, an emotional roller coaster and an experience that has left me feeling empowered, educated and confident with our life choices. (more..)
IUI to ICSI
I must have read a hundred personal accounts of other people’s Infertility Treatment in publications and websites over the 6 years of my own quest for a baby, and the comforting thing is that in some way, I have been able to identify with every one of them. (more..)
