How ovulation induction helped one couple with PCOS conceive

My husband and I spent over a year trying to get pregnant on our own before turning to fertility treatments. We completed three rounds of IUI at Baystate and had success on our last try. Unfortunately, it resulted in a miscarriage just a few weeks in.

Our next step was IVF. During this time, Baystate Reproductive was acquired by Boston IVF [Everleap Fertility], which felt like an answered prayer. On our second round of IVF, we got pregnant, but eight weeks in, we miscarried again.

Dr. Korkidakis worked with us through every cycle. She tried different selection processes, eventually moving us to ICSI for our fourth round, but that was unsuccessful. She then pushed for genetic screening, just in case there was an underlying factor—and she couldn’t have been more right. I was diagnosed with a blood clotting disorder that made it difficult to carry a pregnancy to term. Without Dr. K’s guidance, we would have never gotten the testing done.

On our fifth IVF cycle, she again tried a different selection process—PICSI. Combined with a daily blood thinner, it did the trick. Our last round worked.

After more than three years of fertility treatments, three IUI cycles, five IVF cycles, two miscarriages, hundreds of injections, and many tearful nights, it was all worth it. We have a beautiful baby girl who is now four months old.

Thank you to Dr. Korkidakis and the entire Boston IVF [Everleap Fertility] team. We literally couldn’t have done it without you.

How did your Boston IVF [Everleap Fertility] physician and nursing team help to make your journey a success?

Dr. Korkidakis for sticking with us throughout every cycle
Dr. Pang for retrieving the most eggs, and the winning egg
Dr. Dawkins for completing my very first and very last transfers
The Springfield ultrasound techs for being with me through each and every cycle, cheering me on

What advice do you have for others struggling with infertility?

Stay positive, even when it's hard. Get the genetic screening done, because you never know!