Real Patient Stories

Emily & Patrick

Our journey to parenthood began with a clear understanding that IVF would be our only path forward, as my husband had a prior vasectomy and a reversal wasn’t an option. He underwent a surgical sperm retrieval, and we moved forward with IVF using ICSI.

From the moment we decided to pursue IVF, it took 2.5 years to get pregnant with our son. One of our biggest early hurdles was cost — we didn’t have insurance coverage for IVF, so we had to wait and save before moving forward. Then, just as we were ready, our doctor — Dr. Delaney — transitioned to Boston IVF. We waited again so we could follow her to her new practice. And once we finally started treatment, I developed OHSS, which meant we had to delay our transfer and wait two more months to proceed with a frozen transfer.

It felt like our journey was filled with waiting. The hardest part was staying emotionally grounded through it all — the waiting to begin, the waiting for results, and especially the two-week wait after our transfer.

Thankfully, we were successful on our first IVF cycle and had three viable embryos. We transferred one and got pregnant with our son, Liam.

My husband was my rock through it all. I didn’t have a wider support system or know anyone who had gone through IVF, but he never let me feel alone in the process.

Our experience at Boston IVF was incredible. Dr. Delaney was so thorough, thoughtful, and communicative — we always knew exactly what to expect, which made a world of difference.

Now, on the other side of IVF, pregnancy, and the NICU, it almost feels like a lifetime ago — like a blur that we somehow made it through. Liam is 5.5 months old, healthy, joyful, and endlessly curious. He has no developmental delays from his prematurity, and watching him grow has brought so much healing. Everytime I see his smile or hear his laugh, I’m reminded that all the waiting, hoping, and heartbreak were worth it a thousand times over. He is truly the light at the end of along tunnel.

Katelyn & Zachary

Being diagnosed with PCOS at the young age of 15, I was always told “you are going to have trouble getting pregnant.” I thought nothing of it because motherhood was so far away.

Fast forward to actively trying, it became a reality. Many negative tests, lots of emotions and trying on our own for a little over a year my OB/gun recommended Boston IVF.

Dr. Berger was so welcoming and gave us that sense of hope. He said we were in the right place. We did our first egg retrieval which resulted in one good PGT-A embryo. We were devastated to go through all the work for the egg retrieval to only end up with one embryo, but nevertheless we persisted and did our frozen embryo transfers. Full of hope. It didn’t stick and Dr. Berger himself called me to deliver the news and to let me know things would be okay and we would go ahead with another cycle. If it wasn’t for his kind positive words, I don’t know what we would have done.

We prepared for another egg retrieval this time with a heavier dose with the medicines. We had a better outcome resulting in 5 good PGT-A tested embryos. We prepared for our next transfer. And the rest is history. We have our sweet little angel baby boy Bennett. Born in April 2025. Thank you to Dr. Berger and the wonderful team of nurses, doctors, ultra sound techs, and lab techs for making our dreams become a reality.

Christine & Gregg

I met Dr. Dawkins when she worked for her previous employer and continued care through Boston IVF. She radiates warmth, hope, knowledge and compassion. Infertility is a hard road and she was there for us each step of the way.

My journey led me through multiple surgeries, IUI, and IVF. Dr. Dawkins advocated for us when we hit obstacles with insurance and was always there encouraging us along the way. As luck would have it, she performed my egg retrieval and was there to great me with a hug, reassurance and from that day, our one perfect embryo.

My pregnancy was not without risks, but led to our beautiful baby girl. She is literally a dream come true. My husband and I feel so fortunate to have met Dr. Dawkins and always felt like we were in the best hands. We will never be able to thank her enough for giving us the greatest gift of all.

Daily & Howard

We started fertility treatments after trying on our own for about a year without success met with Dr. Toth and his amazing team. We did 3 rounds of IUIs sadly unsuccessful. Then moved right on to IVF. We did two rounds of egg retrievals. First round, only had 2 healthy embryos, neither implanted, so we had to do another egg retrieval were we ended up having 7 embryos sent to get tested and 5 came back normal. Did a few procedures before transferring to make sure everything was good.

Transferred one embryo and it splits into identical twins. Sadly I had a missed miscarriage at 13 weeks. Waited a few months after that, again went in to check. My uterus had a few polyps, got them removed, tried again and transferred one embryo. Yay it implanted, but again ended up in a chemical pregnancy. After two months we got ready to try again for this transfer. I had no hope because my heart was already broken from the losses I had.

Us not knowing this baby was going to be the baby that would come and fill our hearts and souls and make us forget everything we went through to get here.

Our rainbow baby boy was born November 2024, healthy and strong. We couldn’t be more thankful to Dr Toth and the whole Boston IVF team.

Amanda & Joe

In honor of National Infertility Awareness Week (#NIAW), we wanted to express our deep gratitude for Dr. Thornton and the entire BIVF team at the Waltham and Worcester, MA locations. I began my Boston IVF journey in 2022 with IUI's, the second of which was successful, but ultimately ended in an early miscarriage. Then we moved on to IVF with an egg retrieval and PGT-A testing. We ended up with two healthy embryos - one is still on ice and the other is our 15 month old daughter, Adelaide. Pregnancy after loss is not easy - and neither was a high risk pregnancy (hello 7 months of Hyperemesis Gravidarum) but little Addy makes it all worth it. We are so thankful she chose us as her parents.

Raeann & Gerald

I always imagined getting pregnant would be easy, so few people talk about the struggles they face when trying to conceive. In 2015 we started trying for our first child, after a year of trying, we scheduled an appointment with a reproductive endocrinologist, little did we know that we would naturally conceive and receive a positive pregnancy test just days before our scheduled appointment and we welcomed our son that following February.

We started trying to conceive another child in 2019, however, life had other plans including job troubles as well as a global pandemic that threw a wrench into things. In April 2022, I found out I was pregnant again, although the joy of that was short-lived as I suffered a miscarriage in June. At that point, my OB/GYN suggested another appointment with a reproductive specialist, although the soonest we could receive an appointment was that January. I wish I could say the wait flew by, but the time seemed to drag on as we continued to try naturally with no success.

That January we were finally able to see  Dr. Dawkins at Baystate Reproductive and underwent 4 unsuccessful IUIs and we made the choice to move to IVF.  I began my medications for my egg retrieval that September, underwent my retrieval the middle of October and had my first transfer October 20. I remember being so excited to see that positive pregnancy test, and with each blood draw being more and more excited to see my hCG levels increase. Unfortunately, when we went for our first ultrasound, we were told the pregnancy was not viable, and I suffered a miscarriage on Thanksgiving day. Around that time, Baystate was transitioning to Boston IVF, which resulted in a slight delay as new referrals and new patient appointments had to be scheduled.

We were assigned Dr. Korkidakis who was just absolutely wonderful from our first meeting! After some additional testing, we were able to transfer 1 of our 3 remaining frozen embryos on March 31, Easter Sunday. This time I was certainly more guarded despite rising hCG levels and multiple positive pregnancy tests, especially when I went from having multiple full-blown pregnancy symptoms to nothing just a week before my first ultrasound. I remember sitting in the waiting room at BIVF in Springfield crying because I was certain that the pregnancy was not viable, thankfully my favorite ultrasound technician who had been with me through multiple appointments over that year, Anna, was the one doing my ultrasound that day. When she showed me the screen of our little jellybean with its flickering heartbeat, my tears intensified, but this time they were tears of unbelievable happiness.

Thankfully, that little jellybean continued to grow and flourish, and we welcomed our daughter, Alexis, December 8. I cannot begin to express the gratitude I have for my original team at Baystate, most who made the transition to BIVF in Springfield (Dr. Dawkins, Anna, Elena, Paige, and so many more!), as well Dr Korkidakis for helping us complete our family. Thank you!

Jessica & Ruben

After trying to naturally conceive for about a year, we were referred to Boston IVF. We decided to go ahead with IVF 9 months after receiving our diagnosis and the first round was a success! Our team made everything go so smoothly, we still laugh about how much fun we had when our nurse was playing music during our transfer. The
good news was given to us on our wedding anniversary and we couldn’t believe it, all the tests, injections and early morning blood draws were all worth it. We can’t thank our doctors and nurses enough that made our little family possible.

Sara & Thomas

Leading up to our wedding in April 2023, I expected that Tom and I would need some form of medical intervention due to my history of fibroids. After eight months of trying naturally, my GYN told me that my fibroids were clearly the issue and advised me to stop trying to get pregnant because “not everyone is meant to be a mother.”

This, of course, ignited a fire in me to understand what was happening with my body and to find a team that would truly support us. I was quickly connected with my Boston IVF doctor and his amazing team in Waltham, including research nurse Sara M. Our doctor quickly reassured me that we would figure this out and that Tom and I would become parents one day soon.

After comprehensive testing and multiple hysteroscopies to remove the fibroids, we completed a round of IVF with egg retrieval last March. Our frozen embryo transfer (FET) was in July, and our very first little embryo stuck! Cole Thomas joined us on March 11, and our hearts feel so complete. We are forever grateful to the team at Boston IVF for making our dreams come true.

Meghan & Chad

We were fortunate to find Boston IVF the Syracuse location after not having the greatest experience at another place. We got the privilege to work with Dr. Klein and his amazing team. Klein was the absolute best he showed compassion, understanding and determination. He never gave up and reassured us that we will figure it out. We felt very comfortable and confident at Boston IVF and it definitely paid off we had a successful transfer in January of 2024 and now have our perfect miracle baby!

Angela

Hi, my name is Angela. I am 35 years old. At the time of my infertility journey I was 31 years old. After 3 years of trying on my own without success I knew something wasn't right. I decided to seek infertility help.

After some lab work and tests, I was found to have Diminished Ovarian Reserve (DOR). My treatment plan was to make my body produce a lot of eggs and then make embryos with donor sperm. The 1st egg retrieval, I had 2 embryos and I had them tested. They were both great grades and both to be boys. Neither of them became a pregnancy. I had another egg retrieval done and had 3 embryos. I did my 3rd transfer with no success so I decided to change doctors and I went with Dr. Digirolamo.

I had 2 embryos left from my 2nd egg retrieval, and this doctor says let's try doing double embryo transfer. The chances of becoming pregnant are higher but also a risk of multiple pregnancy. I was afraid, but that meant if this was true it would of been a double blessing or triple blessing and went for it. I took the chance.

I did become pregnant and was expecting to have twins, but at 10 weeks the ultrasound showed there was only 1 heart beat. My heart was shattered, but I still had 1 baby making it, and I was still blessed. It was such a hard situation to be happy and sad at the same time. My whole pregnancy I was so afraid but on December 11 I gave birth to a beautiful healthy baby girl who decided to come into this world 3 weeks early! She was only 5lbs 6oz, preemie, but very healthy.

So ladies don't give up and hold onto faith, hope, and most importantly don't give up on your dreams. Miracles do happen daily!

Ellen & Brendon

Before our infertility journey began, my husband and I had been married for almost a year. We love to travel, spend time with family, friends, and our French Bulldog Zoey (our first baby). I always knew I wanted children from a very young age, and I always had a fear that for some reason I wouldn’t be able to. We started trying in December 2019 and experienced our first pregnancy and early loss in August 2020.

We got pregnant again in October 2020 and found out at our first ultrasound that we were having mono mono twins but there were no heartbeats. I had a missed miscarriage of baby girls with Trisomy 13. This loss hit hard, especially knowing the details of what could have been - this miracle of identical twins and beautiful little girls. You never truly get over loss or grief, you just learn how to deal with it better and find strength in yourself you never knew you had. I experienced another chemical pregnancy in January 2021 and knew it was time to seek help and more answers.

We started working with Dr. Resetkova in February 2021 and had our first medicated IUI in May 2021. I took Letrozole and a trigger shot that month. Unfortunately it was unsuccessful, but we weren’t going to give up. Our second IUI I had the same medications, but my Letrozole dosage was increased. On June 19, 2021 we had our second IUI which resulted in our incredible baby boy, Luca.

Listening to others stories and also sharing my own helped me so much during my journey. It’s not easy to open up about loss or infertility, but it helped me realize that I’m not alone. Of course we all know infertility is way too common, but in those darkest moments it can feel so isolating and you forget that you’re not alone. Going to the Boston IVF facilities gave me so much hope. All of the nurses, doctors and other patients were amazing. Sitting in the waiting rooms and realizing even more so that you’re not alone and that infertility doesn’t discriminate helped push me through. I secretly wanted to cheer everyone on in there, hoping that they were about to find out some good news or give them a hug if they needed it. I don’t wish the infertility club on anyone, but just know if you ever find yourself in it, you are certainly not alone and you have some amazing support waiting right behind you to pick you up when you need it.

Fertility Advice from Former Boston IVF Patients