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Not Everything Stayed
Journey 05 — We Thought We Were Already There When we went back for the next transfer, nothing felt guaranteed. We had embryos frozen from before. This time, three were transferred. Two implanted. For a while, it felt like things were finally moving forward again. But not everything stayed. Around 14 weeks, one of the
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Something We Didn’t Know Was There
Journey 05 — We Thought We Were Already There After that loss, time moved, but not in a way that felt clear. A few months later, I got pregnant naturally. For a moment, it felt unexpected. Like maybe things could happen without planning every step again. But it didn’t last. Around 10 weeks, it ended
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We Thought We Were Past the Hard Part
Journey 05 — We Thought We Were Already There By the time it worked, we thought we had already gone through the hardest part. It didn’t happen quickly for us. There were years of trying, doctor visits, and cycles that didn’t go anywhere. So when IVF finally worked, it felt like something had shifted. The
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We Needed to Know Before Moving Forward
Journey 04 — We Knew It Could Happen Again Once we decided to go through IVF, the conversation didn’t stop there. Because of our condition, testing the embryos wasn’t something optional for us. PGTM was part of the plan from the beginning. PGTA was also discussed, but PGTM was the one that mattered most in
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We Didn’t Want to Risk It Again
Journey 04 — We Knew It Could Happen Again We didn’t start IVF because we were trying for a long time. We started because of something that already happened. Both of us are carriers of thalassemia. We didn’t fully understand what that could mean at the beginning. We conceived naturally once, and for a while,
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We Didn’t Do Everything at Once
Journey 03 — We Almost Chose a Different Path We went into the fourth cycle knowing it might be the last. We didn’t say it directly.But after three attempts, you start to feel where the limit might be. We had to change approach. We couldn’t go back to our previous center, so we looked elsewhere.Brought
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We Almost Chose a Different Path
Journey 03 — We Almost Chose a Different Path I wasn’t sure if I should even share this. We’re not exactly the kind of couple people feel confident about when it comes to IVF.We’re both older. And after a while, you start to feel it—even without people saying it directly. By the time we reached
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What is Follicle
What it means A follicle is a small fluid-filled sac inside the ovary that holds an egg. During stimulation, these follicles grow in size, and each one may contain a developing egg inside. When it’s used The term is often used during the stimulation phase, especially during ultrasound scans. Doctors track the number and size