Two IVF warriors, Yaelle and Lucy, have come together to share their IVF Tales! Yaelle talks about seeking specialist advice, once ready to conceive due to both her and her husband being 40, and being told they would have a 7% chance of conceiving naturally. After this, they both had tests done and took the option of TTC for 3 months- they fell pregnant, which unfortunately ended in miscarriage. After seeking further advice, they decided to see a bulk billing fertility specialist and commenced IVF. Yaelle talks about multiple frozen embryo transfers before seeking a second opinion from another fertility specialist. This led to a different approach to treatment and revealing she had a thin lining. Lucy talks about TTC after being on contraception (to help with period pain) and realizing her cycles were irregular. Her and her husband tried to conceive for 12 months before seeing a GP for some further testing, soon after their IVF journey began. Lucy talks about her first IVF cycle and receiving disappointing results, having a laparoscopy and being diagnosed with Endometriosis and Adenomyosis. Lucy also decided to change fertility specialists. Her second IVF cycle led to some very surprising results! Thank you, Lucy and Yaelle, for sharing your stories.

” Miscarriages, fertility struggles, and IVF were things I never expected to experience in my life, but I also never the imagined the courage, relationship strengths and life experience these things would bring to our world.” Follow along on the socials @ivftalespodcast

The tale teller wishes to remain anonymous but let’s refer to her as Lady Leo. In this episode, Lady Leo talks about her IVF journey after a termination of pregnancy. She goes on to talk about inconclusive Hycosy results and getting a second opinion regarding an Endometriosis diagnosis. Lady Leo talks about the importance of advocating for yourself during your IVF treatment. Follow along on @ivftalespodcast

Welcome to season 3! Emotional Intelligence Teacher and Scientific Yogi, Sherrie Laryse, shares her journey in trying to start a family, along with the techniques and meditations that she took herself through to find peace with her situation along the way. Sherrie journalled all the way along this journey; a journal which was ultimately published as a raw, tell-all memoir, called On Path. This inspirational book talks through how to overcome life challenges, how to process emotions, and how to find peace in the face of loss. A little note from Sherrie- After she recorded this episode, she realized she said philanthropy but meant altruism. Thank you for sharing your tale Sherrie, big love x  Follow along on @ivftalespodcast

In todays episode, I sit down and chat with Ally. If you’re experiencing secondary infertility or have been told you fit the ’advanced maternal age’ category, this one is for you! Ally tells her story of secondary infertility, recurrent miscarriage, Endometriosis, DQ Alpha Gene match and being a Mum again at 40! Thanks Ally for sharing your tale. That’s all for 2022. Thank you for your support! More coming your way next year! Join the Insta tribe! @ivftalespodcast

Lynette talks about her many cycles on Letrozole after being diagnosed PCOS, multiple miscarriages and laparoscopy before commencing IVF with PGS. Lynette goes into depth about having a thin uterine lining and how she prepared for her latest FET. All the best Lynette! Thank you for sharing your story and all that you do on not.another.bad.egg.

Alana shares with me her infertility story, which is the inspiration behind her beautiful childrens book called The Magic Baby Lab. Alanas journey began after trying naturally for almost a year with no success. Further investigations were undertaken and her husband was found to have low sperm count. They decided the best chance of success was IVF/ICSI, and that’s how two magical babies were created.  To buy The Magic Baby Lab head to www.mischiefandmellow.com.au Alana has kindly given IVF Tales listeners a discount code, use IVFTALES at checkout for your 5% discount. Follow the podcast on Instagram for more updates. @ivftalespodcast

In todays episode, I sit down and chat with Em from @not.another.bad.egg. Her story so far is an interesting one! Her patience and resilience will pay off as her story continues. The part that got my jaw dropping to the floor was that she didn’t respond to the popular IVF drug Orgalutran... absolutely devastating! Ems story still continues, you can follow along on @not.another.bad.egg and also read more stories on infertility and pregnancy loss shared by other women around Australia. Be part of the movement! We are starting conversations and reducing the stigma around infertility! Thanks Em! Wish you all the best and I look forward to your updates.

Taleeha retells her IVF tale. After trying to fall pregnant naturally for a year with no success, they sought help from a specialist, where she was diagnosed with PCOS. Taleeha experienced irregular periods and found it hard to track her ovulation. The first recommendation was to try OI which they did for many months with no success. It was time to see a fertility specialist, and further investigations were undertaken, which still gave no other reason for infertility. IVF was the next step. Taleehas story is a perfect example of ’it only takes one’ as they fell pregnant on their first IVF cycle.

Jade talks to me all the way from the other side of the world. Many LOL and WTF moments in this one! Jade hilariously retells her IVF journey and the inspiration behind her memoir The good news is... you don’t have Endometriosis. Seeking help from multiple specialists, Jade had success with IVF and now has a beautiful 2 month old girl. Oh and she does actually have Endometriosis (another example of how important it is to advocate for yourself) You can purchase her book on Amazon and Kindle.

Todays episode Maraea talks about her infertility journey. Being diagnosed with PCOS at a young age, she knew she would likely need help to fall pregnant. Maraea would sometimes go over a year without a period, so it was almost impossible to track her cycle. Seeking advice from a fertility specialist the first step was to do a Laparoscopy/Hysteroscopy, however before organising to do this she fell pregnant naturally. Maraea goes into depth about her miscarriages, clomid cycles and failed transfers. She also sought a 2nd option from another fertility specialist who ordered even more testing. Maraeas journey still continues. It was an absolute pleasure talking to Maraea, after ending the recording we spoke for another 30 minutes or so, it was another episode on its own! Wishing you all the best Maraea.

Bib shares her incredible story going through IVF and personal loss (losing both her mother and sister in law during their TTC journey). After trying to conceive on their own with no success, they did 6 rounds of Clomid and unfortunately experienced an early miscarriage. Their next step was IVF (seeking help from an IVF clinic in Brisbane, a 5 hour drive from where they lived in rural NSW). Bib shares with me the multiple stimulated cycles, failed transfers, early miscarriages, ectopic pregnancy, and laparoscopies (most of it through the Covid pandemic and navigating border restrictions) Bibs story still continues, as she is currently waiting to do another embryo transfer (with two embryos this time). Wishing you all the best Bib! Thank you for sharing your story. If you would like to share your story, please fill out the survey monkey questionnaire.  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Z9HHD9S

In todays episode I talk to Anna about her infertility journey. Anna was diagnosed with PCOS after realizing her cycles were irregular. She didn’t respond well to the fertility drugs to help her ovulate, so the next step was IVF. Anna lived in rural QLD and had to travel 2000km to Brisbane to seek fertility treatment. She goes into depth about her miscarriages, including a hospital stay that wasn’t well managed by the staff. Anna went through a few IVF stimulated cycles and many transfers, she changed fertility specialists a few times as she felt like there was more to investigate. She is a big believer in advocating for yourself and asking questions. She had two laparoscopies with two different specialists, finding mild endometriosis. In her last stimulated cycle, she had her embryos PGS and was on an immune protocol for a DQ alpha gene match. At the time of recording, Anna was 28 weeks pregnant. If you would like to share your story, please fill out the survey monkey questionnaire.  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Z9HHD9S

In todays episode I chat with Emma. Her IVF journey started after her husband was diagnosed with cancer. As they were very keen to start a family, before starting chemotherapy, they had some sperm frozen. Emma went to a lot of appointments and procedures on her own. She was very private with her IVF journey, and no one knew they had begun treatment until the very end. Emma had a very supportive fertility specialist at a bulk billing IVF clinic. She went through a few stimulated cycles and transfers and now has a beautiful 5 month old boy! Her husband Adam is in remission and they are enjoying being a family of 3! Would you like to share your tale? https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Z9HHD9S

A quick add on to the first episode released. Simone talks about hypothyroidism, early release of superannuation, seeing a psychologist, egg quality supplements, wives tales and support during the IVF journey. Enjoy! Join the Insta tribe! @ivftalespodcast Would you like to share your story? Click on this link or send a DM through the socials. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Z9HHD9S

In this first episode of season 2, Simone tells her own tale of infertility with the help of her husband Stuart. The journey began after 12 months of trying to conceive naturally and Stuart deciding to get his sperm tested. They found out Stuart has low sperm count and for them to conceive naturally would have a 1 in a million chance and the best option was IVF with ICSI. After 1 stimulated cycle and 3 failed transfers, Simone had a Laparoscopy. The surgery found mild endometriosis, adhesions and high natural killer cells. They did another stimulated cycle and a had a few more failed transfers (on an immune protocol) before discovering the DQ alpha gene partial match. They completed LMIT in Melbourne and went through another stimulated cycle (doing PGS this time) and a few more transfers. Using their first PGS embryo and on a tailored immune protocol, Simone fell pregnant. A year after their daughter was born they decided it was time to extend their family. The same treatment plan was used to conceive their son (who is now 5 months old). Liked this episode? Please leave a review! Join the Insta tribe! @ivftalespodcast Would you like to be on the show? https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Z9HHD9S

Todays episode is an amazing one to listen to. Alesha chats to us about her IVF journey, ectopic pregnancy, OHSS and how they moved from fertility treatment to inter country adoption, then onto local adoption. Alesha and her husband adopted two siblings within 12 months and she walks us through the technical and emotional aspects of the adoption process. The main message today from Alesha and her husband is that IVF isn’t everything, and not necessarily the end of the road.  Make sure to hit subscribe, so when episodes are released they download straight away.  If you are interested in sharing your story, please click on the link to be taken to our questionnaire: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Z9HHD9S  Join the Insta tribe! @ivftalespodcast Thanks for supporting us!

Jossie shares their experience with fertility treatment as a Queer couple using known and unknown donors, IVF and IUIs. We also explore the impact of treatment on mental health and becoming consumed by treatment. Jossie shares her experience of being an open book and how that affected her relationships with friends and family and the impact it had on herself. If you would like to share your story, please fill out the survey monkey questionnaire. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Z9HHD9S Join our Insta tribe! @ivftalespodcast

Suzanne shares her experience undergoing IVF in America resulting in the conception of her eldest son and then moving to Australia and undertaking an international adoption to welcome another son into their family.  Led By a Heartstring - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/led-by-a-heartstring/id1514329966

Tayla and Chris join us to talk about their fertility treatment. They started their experience when Tayla was only 20 and underwent multiple rounds. In the testing they underwent they found out that Chris carried a Cystic Fibrosis gene that had effectively acted as a ‘natural vasectomy’ meaning that he would need to under go surgical sperm retrieval.  In this episode we also discus Tayla experiencing OHSS, their multiple cycles, miscarriage, visiting a naturopath and a psychic. The impact of treatment on intimacy and friendships. Chris also tells us how he felt during this and how he supported Tayla during treatments and their emotions when they did fall pregnant.  They also talk to us about the birth of their son postpartum and parenting after fertility treatment.  If you would like to share your story, please fill out the survey monkey questionnaire.  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Z9HHD9S