One Last Try: An Infertility Podcast

An update from 10 weeks pregnant, including our 8.5 week ultrasound, finding out our baby's gender, and the frustrations of working with multiple clinics.

An update at 7 weeks pregnant, including our first ultrasound and frustration around working with multiple clinics.

We share the results of our first embryo transfer at CCRM.

While we wait for test day, we discuss our pregnancy test plan, symptoms, and how we're feeling.

In this episode we share our final embryo results and recap our first frozen embryo transfer at CCRM.

In this episode we recap our trip to Denver for egg thawing and fertilization and impatiently await our embryo update.

In this episode we recap a visit with our doctor to finalize our frozen egg plan, the pain of spending massive amounts of money at once, and Karen discusses a family trip to see a dying relative that brings up some heavy feelings.

It's Mother's Day/Father's Day season and Karen has issues. Then we read some Reddit AITA entries about talking to ladies of the night in Vegas, buying meat, hot sauce, and Taylor Swift concert tickets.

Recorded August 10, 2022. After our third egg donor dropout and no prospects for fresh donors, we started considering switching to frozen eggs.

Recorded August 8, 2022. Our third egg donor dropped out!

In this episode we talk about our first visit to CCRM, the testing we did there, and why the first two egg donors we picked didn't work out.

In this episode we discuss the impact COVID had on our infertility journey, being at a stalemate in terms of next steps, going to marriage counseling, signing a contract between us for future fertility treatments, and ultimately deciding to go to CCRM Colorado.

In this episode we discuss our trips to Spain for our second and third embryo transfers, whether or not we got COVID in Europe in February 2020, and some additional testing we underwent including an ERA and the Receptiva test for endometriosis.

In this episode we discuss our first donor egg cycle in Spain, travel logistics, buying international medications, and why Karen fired her therapist!

In this episode we discuss how we decided to use donor eggs, our consultation at our clinic in Spain, and a procedure that we considered that just might be the Theranos of infertility!

In this episode we discuss our second IVF cycle, the lowest point (hopefully) of our infertility journey. Also discussed: fertility meds, using HGH for egg quality, and getting second opinions from other fertility clinics.

In this episode we discuss our ill-fated first IVF attempt.

Part 3 of our infertility story, in which we tried fertility medications (Letrozole and Clomid), did one IUI, got a dog, and decided to pursue IVF.

In this episode we introduce ourselves, share our plans for this podcast, and share the first chapter of our infertility story.

Part 2 of our infertility saga, in which we tried naturally and experienced a chemical pregnancy.