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My husband and I were so excited to have a baby, but once we started actively trying to conceive is when it truly hit me just how hard it is to get pregnant, even in the most perfect conditions! After 6 months of trying to conceive, I consulted my OBGYN, who guided me through the […]

My husband and I have been together for nearly ten years, and for eight of those, we’ve been on the long and emotional journey of trying to conceive. Becoming a mother has always been my greatest dream — something I carried deep in my heart for as long as I can remember. But early on, […]

My husband and I struggled to get pregnant with our second baby. The struggle was very unexpected, we conceived our first easily. Finally, after 8 months of trying, we got a positive test. A few weeks later (and less than a month into COVID), we found out I was miscarrying. That loss would be our […]

I met Dr. Omurtag and his crew in March 2022. I went to him after failing four previous rounds of IVF at another clinic with no explanation except bad luck. He right off the top started doing testing to try to figure out why I kept failing these rounds. The first round with him, we […]

For as long as I can remember, I have always dreamed of becoming a mother. But life has a way of testing us in ways we don’t expect. My infertility journey began with a sense of confusion and heartbreak. Like many others, I never anticipated how difficult it would be to conceive. Months turned into […]

In 2016, after 3 years of trying to get pregnant, we were referred to Dr. Odem. Both my husband and I have issues that make it hard for us to conceive a child. With WashU Medicine Fertility help and IVF we had a set of twins boys in July 2017. We were very blessed to […]