{"id":15886,"date":"2023-10-10T14:40:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T14:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olgafertilityclinic.com\/?p=15886"},"modified":"2024-02-21T16:37:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T16:37:03","slug":"after-11-unsuccessful-ivf-attempts-finally-a-baby-using-ivf-with-own-eggs-and-sperm-pgta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olgafertilityclinic.com\/en\/success-stories\/after-11-unsuccessful-ivf-attempts-finally-a-baby-using-ivf-with-own-eggs-and-sperm-pgta\/","title":{"rendered":"After 11 unsuccessful IVF attempts finally a baby using IVF with own eggs and sperm + PGT-A \u2014 story of Marit and Paul"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marit @dalvadans<\/a> and Paul @pixiepaul<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Marit tells their story at O.L.G.A. seminar in Oslo, August 2023 (in Norwegian)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Anyone who has been in the fertility trenches knows the feeling of uncertainty too well. It\u2019s a lonely, hopeless place to be. It took us 12 IVF attempts to finally succeed and we are forever grateful that we found our way to St. Petersburg and O.L.G.A. clinic to finally make our dream come true.<\/p>\n

After having been through 9 IVFs in Norway, we found ourselves really lost and in need for a new direction. Our fertility journey started for real in 2018 after we had tried to conceive for a long time. In January 2018 we started with IVF-treatment supported by the Norwegian government, but had no success after our three attempts were finished.<\/p>\n

We then proceeded to a private clinic and had a total of 6 egg retrievals there. Here we felt that the treatment was more individually adapted and we felt closer to our goal. We did the ERA-test, had laparoscopy and Marit even got pregnant. Unfortunately this ended in an early miscarriage.<\/p>\n

After all of these attempts, with no result and no real reason why it wasn\u2019t working, we needed to stop and consider our next steps. We needed change and a different approach. We heard about O.L.G.A.-clinic through a friend who is a former patient. We did research, saw the lectures and learned about the money-back-guarantee. All of this convinced us to try the clinic, because they proved to be so invested that they would walk the journey with us and even share the risk of either success or failure with us. For the first time we really felt that we had the same goal, doctors as patients.<\/p>\n

\"\"After our first trip to St. Petersburg in 2021, we have not looked back. We had a successful egg retrieval in April, a hysteroscopy in June and a successful transfer in August 2021. We were over the moon, \u2014 we actually got pregnant on the very first attempt! Unfortunately we miscarried in week 13 due to an infection, a sepsis, that Marit got out of nowhere. We were assured by the doctors this was simply down to bad luck as the embryo had had an optimal beginning. After this we were devastated and the clinic even provided us with a session with a psychologist.
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\nOur second egg retrieval didn\u2019t lead to pregnancy, but all along the way we felt that the team were learning new things about our case and using every moment to optimize our chances.<\/p>\n

\"\"After our third egg retrieval, we had obtained one excellent blastocyst (AA). This was sent for PGT-A screening and the biopsy came back normal. In January 2023 Marit had the transfer of the blastocyst and now our daughter is finally here. Little Freya came to the world in September and made us the family we have longed for, for so long.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to put into words just how grateful we are to O.L.G.A.-team for taking us in and treating us with the utmost respect, professionalism and humble care in a time of both covid and conflict. All the medical expertise aside, we felt that we came home and to the final place of true hope and help. We have been looked after since day 1 and we really feel that we have sincerely been cheered on by all the team.<\/p>\n

We would like to give a special thank you to our treating doctor Dr. Anna Ivanova, our very own nurse Alexandra Artamonova, our coordinator Alexandra Litvinova, our obstetrician-gynecologist through pregnancy Dr. Olga Romanova, the embryologists in the lab and everybody else we met on our way. You all met us with so much care, respect and understanding \u2014 and it means so much more than you might think to be seen on a human level in such a hopeless situation. You really did carry us through to the end. And now she is here. She is brilliant. Freya is hope \u2014 and we cannot wait to tell our daughter about this journey.<\/p>\n