04/13/2026
"We started trying to grow our family during the summer of 2023. After months of trying on our own, my OBGYN started me on fertility medication. We tried multiple cycles of two different medications, but nothing seemed to work. That’s when we decided to seek help from fertility experts at the Institute for Reproductive Health in Cincinnati.
I often struggled with not ovulating regularly. We both went through a lot of testing and nothing else significant was found….Our doctor called it unexplained infertility. He also said that I had signs of PCOS. After months of more medications and shots, the PCOS improved, and I was finally able to start ovulating on my own, but we still weren’t getting pregnant. We did four rounds of IUI and still no luck. Our next step was IVF.
In March of 2025, I had my egg retrieval procedure. They were able to retrieve 7 of my eggs. After the fertilization process, we had 3 growing embryos. That same week after my egg retrieval, we did a fresh embryo transfer, which resulted in a chemical pregnancy.
In June 2025, we decided to use our 2nd embryo and did a frozen embryo transfer. Two weeks later we had an amazingly high HCG level. At 6.5 weeks we had an ultrasound where we got to hear and see the heartbeat for the first time!!! That was the most magical moment!
In March 2026, we finally had our miracle in our arms. We can’t thank IRH enough for making our dreams come true. They were so helpful and thorough throughout the entire process. Without them, we wouldn’t be holding our baby today."
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