Infertility is a condition that impacts millions of Americans, but it can be a lonely struggle, and as the country marks Infertility Awareness Month, an Arizona couple is speaking out on their IVF journey.
Infertility is a condition that impacts millions of Americans, but it can be a lonely struggle, and as the country marks Infertility Awareness Month, FOX 10's Stephanie Bennett spoke with a local couple about their journey to parenthood.June is Infertility Awareness Month, and while the condition impacts millions of Americans, it can be a lonely struggle, and many turn to fertility clinics to help their chances.
Wyatt and his wife, Joanna, have been happily married for over nine years, and they are ready for the next step in their life."When we were six months into our marriage, we decided that we were ready to have a baby," said Joanna. "First couple of years, my doctors were telling me it will eventually happen, and after so much heartbreak, we took the time to find this doctor's office to help us, and now, we are here.
"The process is about 10 to 12 days of these nightly injections that are kind of small injections," said Vinay Gunnala. "Once they get to the right size, we give them a trigger injection and do an egg retrieval -- the procedure now is much easier than it was, when my mother started the practice 40 years ago. Then, over the next 24 hours, that's when we try and fertilize these eggs the partner's sperm.
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