Our clients' stories

I met my husband later on in life so when it came to thinking about having a family the odds were already stacked against me due to age. We tried on our own for a few years before seeking help. I fell pregnant and lost 4 babies before we went down the ivf route. Due to my age we were not eligible for funding so had to find the money to undergo treatment. The medical professionals were not hopeful due to my age (42). Anyway we managed to fund 2 rounds which were not...

I met my husband when I was 36 and he was 38. After our wedding, I wanted to conceive as soon as possible and I was ecstatic when, 6 months later, I was expecting twins. However, three months after that the heart of one of the twins stopped beating and soon after I miscarried. I felt completely awful, it was so sad... I had wanted them so much. Little did I suspect that my troubles were only just beginning. After another half year, we tried again. I got pregna...

We tried to conceive for the first time when I was 27 years old. I hadn’t been taking any contraceptives or any other drugs long-term, and so I and my husband naively believed that one attempt would be enough. We had healthy life-styles, do sports and were fit and strong. So why wouldn’t it work? But for some reason it didn’t work, and after some 18 months I began to discuss the matter with my doctor. However, I felt that she was not really helpin...

We initially looked at the possibility of obtaining IVF treatment in our home country (Ireland). Unfortunately, we were completely put off this idea due to the enormous costs involved – one transfer was going to cost around €12,000. Also, the doctor we spoke to was patronising and very negative, which was partly due to the fact I was 43 years of age at the time. I had more or less given up hope of ever having a child and ended up shelving the idea u...

After working hard for several years, at the age of 36 I came to a conclusion that I was ready to have a child. We tried for 2 years and then I decided to see my gynaecologist. My gynaecologist had some doubts and sent me for a laparoscopic examination. Soon after I was diagnosed with endometriosis, which can cause trouble getting pregnant. With respect to my age (38) and the endometriosis, my doctor recommended an IVF clinic. I had no information and I thought tha...

Out of the blue, I started thinking about having a baby. I was at the right age (27) and I could hear my biological clock beginning to tick. I told my husband and he agreed. So we started “working” on the baby. At that time I thought we’d get a result straight away. We were both young and healthy. But because my job was very demanding and at the same time I was studying hard in higher education, I was very emotionally and physically exhausted. And...

Our journey with Arleta started because my fiancée was diagnosed with premature ovarian failure syndrome, meaning that we couldn’t have our own children. We had two possibilities: either embryo adoption or much more expensive egg adoption and the use of my sperm. We are from Poland, so our first step was to contact a clinic in our country. Unfortunately, they told us that if we wanted embryo adoption we would have to wait for one, two or even three YEARS! ...