Fertility Blog by Illume Fertility

Everything you need to know about reproductive health, fertility testing, fertility treatment (like IUI and IVF) and how to navigate fertility challenges.

PCOS | IVF | Single Mom By Choice | Patient Stories | Pregnancy & Infant Loss

Becoming a Single Mom by Choice | Alison's Story

By: Sierra Dehmler
July 27th, 2021

One of our favorite things about helping families grow is witnessing the diversity - both in what each patient's version of success looks like, and what each family looks like. No two families are exactly the same, and we believe that uniqueness is part of what makes each story so beautiful. In this blog, former Illume Fertility patient and single mom by choice Alison shares her journey through fertility struggles, an unexpected divorce, and choosing to add another baby to her family as a newly solo parent.

IVF | Mental Health | Pregnancy & Infant Loss

Should We Reject the Code of Silence? Early Pregnancy Conversations & IVF

By: Lisa Rosenthal
October 14th, 2020

You're waiting - counting the days until you can share your pregnancy news. We're taught that sharing pregnancy news is safe at 12 or 13 weeks but that telling anyone before that milestone is iffy, at best. Where did we learn this? And what are the facts behind miscarriage, pregnancy, and silence?

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