Posts tagged patient-stories
Cancer, IVF & a miracle baby: Skylar & Dante's story

Skylar and Dante met and married as teenagers. But not long after the wedding, Skylar was diagnosed with cancer—for a third time.

The young couple was not yet trying to conceive. However, knowing another round of radiation treatment would devitalize Skylar’s ovaries, her oncologist recommended that she take steps to preserve her fertility before beginning cancer treatment.

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“I focused on what I could control” — Matt’s journey with infertility

When Matt and Carissa first had difficulty building their family, they had reason to suspect it was a female issue. Only later did they realize that a severe male factor was causing their infertility. After giving birth to their (surprise!) identical twins last October, Carissa shared her story of their experience with effortless IVF®. This time, we're hearing from Matt on what that journey was like for him.

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“Be kind to yourself” — Natasha & Sirena’s fertility journey

After six failed IUIs and a miscarriage, Natasha and Sirena finally found success on their fertility journey using IVF. With each using their own eggs and the same donor sperm, they’re building the family of their dreams. They gave birth to Domino in January 2018, and Finnigan followed 23 months later! Here’s Natasha’s story of how they got here, and the advice they share with others.

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Ten miscarriages & a leap of faith: a Louisiana couple's journey

Crystal was able to get pregnant - and did, ten times. Tragically, she wasn t able to carry a pregnancy to term. Recurrent pregnancy loss and tubal pregnancies took their toll on Robert and Crystal. Crystal endured surgeries and tests and examinations. Their doctors were unable to identify what was causing her to lose her pregnancies. Their doctor suggested they turn to CARE Fertility.

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