Some couples have to give themselves shots on a daily basis and have to be monitored by doctors regularly. She said one of the most difficult times are the two weeks following an IVF procedure, waiting to hear whether or not the fertilization is successful. It is in dealing with the emotional and physical stress of these procedures that the Resolve advocacy groups come in handy, Axel said. There's always new things going on. One of these new procedures, called a blastocyst transfer, led to the Axels' success.
Money is a major concern for couples dealing with infertility.
Axel, for example, went through four treatments and two frozen embryo transfers before her success. Many insurance companies do not provide infertility insurance. Currently, only nine states including Massachusetts have mandates to cover infertility insurance. It's not fair. These people deserve coverage.