In treatment

Kim

Age at interview: 43 Infertility diagnosis: Yes Contributing factors to fertility problems: Age, needed donor sperm (not in a relationship) Age at diagnosis: 41 Fertility treatments: egg freezing and ICSI with sperm from a known donor Background: Kim works full-time as a lawyer. She is separated and lives on her own in a metropolitan city. Kim …

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Aisha

Age at interview: 34 Infertility diagnosis: Yes Contributing factors to fertility problems: Low ovarian reserve Age at diagnosis: 29 Fertility treatments: Timed intercourse, IVF, considering donor eggs or embryos Background: Aisha works full-time as an engineer. She, her husband and their pre-school aged child live in a regional town. Aisha has Indian heritage. > Click …

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Hannah

Age at interview: 45 Infertility diagnosis: Yes Contributing factors to fertility problems: unexplained infertility, Asherman Syndrome, subseptate uterus, endometriosis, age Age at diagnosis: 35 Fertility treatments: IVF Background: Hannah works full-time as a teacher, lives with her husband in the Middle East, and is white Australian. > Click here to view the transcript Trying to conceive and first seeking …

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Kate

Age at interview: 39 Infertility diagnosis: Yes (secondary infertility) Contributing factors to fertility problems: endometriosis and adenomyosis Age at diagnosis: 32 Fertility treatments: ovulation induction, surgery for endometriosis, IVF, pre-implantation genetic testing (PGT) Background: Kate works part-time as a teacher. She lives with her husband and two school-aged children in a metropolitan city and is Australian. …

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Megan

Age at interview: 35 Infertility diagnosis: Yes Contributing factors to fertility problems: Recurrent implantation failure, possibly due to endometriosis and adenomyosis Age at diagnosis: 32 Fertility treatments: ovulation induction, IUI, IVF, IVF add-ons (“Bondi protocol” – prednisolone and enoxaparin sodium, lipid infusion, Endometrial Receptivity Array test)i Background: Megan works full-time as a data analyst. She lives with her husband in a metropolitan city and is from a white Australian background. > Click here …

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