Mary – Interview 06
Mary conceived her daughter and twin boys through IVF.
Mary was in her late twenties and had been married for about 3 years when she started to thinking about a family. She had polycystic ovaries and her husband a low sperm count, so they were keen to start IVF. Two years after first starting to try for a baby, they embarked on their first cycle of IVF. They were successful first time, but Mary still found it a very stressful and emotionally draining experience. She did not like doing the injections and egg collection, and found waiting for the results of whether the cycle had been successful or not very hard. She was then very anxious throughout her pregnancy, and was encouraged to give up her job as a city lawyer early to be able to concentrate on the pregnancy. She had several bleeds but ultimately her daughter was born healthy. She subsequently had another fresh IVF cycle to conceive her twin boys.