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My IVF life
10 September 2018
My IVF life: I'm pregnant, and I feel like hell
The early weeks of pregnancy leave me anxiety-ridden and depressed, but I’m lucky compared to many who undergo IVF
22 August 2018
My IVF life: six months in, we have an answer – but it isn’t over yet
Following the estrogen patches, the progesterone shots, the transfer, and an anxious wait, I finally find out if I’m pregnant
16 August 2018
My IVF life: this is when I start to feel real hope
To ensure our baby’s health, we gathered DNA from the family. Then what felt like a miracle occurred
6 August 2018
My IVF life: the science experiment to make a baby – from a partner's view
E, Jean Hannah Edelstein’s husband, explains his side of IVF treatment, from the sperm analysis to the importance of patience
30 July 2018
My IVF life: let's talk money. At $12,000 out of pocket, it's a bargain
Jean Hannah Edelstein
explains why she was lucky to find coverage at work, but many IVF patients are not so fortunate
23 July 2018
My IVF life: the moody, exhausting, doughy hormones and egg retrievals
Jean Hannah Edelstein continues the complicated journey to conceive using in-vitro fertilization – and takes readers with her
16 July 2018
My IVF life: the fake ass, the trigger shot and how I decided to get pregnant
In this new column,
Jean Hannah Edelstein
starts the complicated journey to conceive using in-vitro fertilization – and takes readers with her
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