{"id":47266,"date":"2018-10-09T07:46:40","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T06:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fertilityroad.com\/?p=47266"},"modified":"2024-03-27T14:10:49","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T14:10:49","slug":"fertility-journeys-laura-ian-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fertilityroad.com\/sv\/fertility-journeys-project\/fertility-journeys-laura-ian-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Fertility Journeys – Laura & Ian update"},"content":{"rendered":"
Although it will not be until mid-September when Laura (41) and Ian (44), the 2018 runners-up visit us in Alicante for their embryo transfer, they already talked about the differences between IVF Spain and former clinics. They were impressed at how extensively their case had been studied by our fertility specialists.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the longer you have treatment the more difficult it becomes. When you begin there\u2019s a naivety along the lines of, \u2018we\u2019ll have one, maybe two goes at IVF and have a baby in our arms\u2019.<\/p>\n
After 7 treatments (and lots of fertility add-ons) the feelings completely change. You feel terrified that it won\u2019t work, and you\u2019ll never become parents. You\u2019re scared it will work and you\u2019ll lose the baby again (Laura and Ian have experienced 5 losses). You\u2019re scared of physically going through the treatment as you\u2019ve had so much. Each test and treatment creates fear \u2013 fear that it will hurt, be traumatizing, that it will give you more bad news. Then there\u2019s the impact on your own mental health and emotional well-being.<\/p>\n
Can I handle this? What if the results say something\u2019s wrong with me? Will I blame myself? It starts to really damage your mental health and well-being. Financially you start to feel that you\u2019re risking everything, and it may not pay off.<\/p>\n
For us we have renewed hope with IVF Spain. We have undergone tests that we\u2019ve never had before (ERA, NK biopsy and KIR). We have paid for lots of very expensive blood tests and drugs but never received this kind of analysis. So, we feel as though the treatment is now specifically for us.<\/p>\n
This creates more positivity, a feeling of being cared for and that maybe, just maybe, we\u2019ll get to be parents.<\/p>\n
Plus, we\u2019re now using donor eggs. The hope starts to soar and with that comes excitement. Hope is the only thing that keeps you going and overcoming the fears I mentioned. This opportunity with IVF Spain has given us hope that we thought we\u2019d lost.\u201d<\/p>\n
Laura is 41 years old and has already been through traumatic losses including an ectopic pregnancy. Due to this and to the fact that Laura suffers from recurrent miscarriage<\/strong>, our medical team at IVF Spain recommended an egg donation treatment to increase their chances<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n