Possibly Parents
Charting one couple's navigation of the highs, lows and interminable waits of the IVF journey
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Where the paths meet (opens the original)
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Last month marked International Childfree Day. I didn’t want to jump on it because…well, I’m not childfree. Obviously, since I write about IVF, I very vocally never wanted to be childfree. There is a fine line to tread between being an ally and making something about yourself: regardless of my fertility journey and regardless of the fact that I want all people to be seen beyond their reproductive desires, being childfree – or childless – is not my story to tell.But there is also a degree to whic
The Silent Partner series: It’s my baby too (opens the original)
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In a previous article for the Silent Partner series, I addressed my experience as a male partner going through IVF (in our case as a heterosexual couple). In particular, I discussed the sometimes-isolating nature of being the person not directly receiving treatment but still riding the emotional rollercoaster.So, what would I be looking out for in a clinic to help alleviate the isolation? It’s not an easy question to answer. It wouldn’t be reasonable to expect any clinic to routinely share medic
IVF abroad: Strangers in a strange land (opens the original)
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And now for something a bit different to close the Possibly Parents summer series on IVF abroad. The last two case studies have examined couples travelling from the UK and Ireland to undertake IVF treatment in Northern Cyprus and the Czech Republic.But what’s the story if you’re an expat? If you’ve actually moved to a foreign country by the time you decide to start treatment? Our final case study comes from a UK couple living in Portugal a
IVF abroad: One clinic in the city of a hundred spires (opens the original)
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The Possibly Parents summer series on IVF abroad is in full flow, with the last case study presenting an English couple who had twins following treatment in Northern Cyprus. This week’s case study looks across two different borders: from the Republic of Ireland to the Czech Republic.Subscribe nowIM’s storyIM and her husband’s journey started initially with a natural pregnancy
IVF abroad: A house multiplied (opens the original)
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As part of the Possibly Parents summer series on IVF overseas (also known as I can’t travel with a baby so I’m just imagining being abroad), I’ve talked about why patients might look to foreign clinics for fertility treatment. I’ve also examined some of the challenges they might face, the legal hoops that they should jump through and the research they need to do before embarking on an IVF journey in the truest sense of the phrase.</p
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