This article by Kristen Brown in the Atlantic sheds light on a technique that has been around since the early 90’s albeit not especially successful, that is now, with better technology being reintroduced as an alternative to a fully drug stimulated IVF cycle.
“Fertility treatment doesn’t have to be so painful”
After my 20th shot of hormones, I texted my boyfriend, only half kidding, “I’m dying.” We had decided to freeze embryos, but after more than a week of drugs that made me feel like an overinflated balloon and forced me to take several secret naps a day, I no longer cared whether we froze anything. I was not doing this again (you can read the rest of the article at the following link: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/01/ivf-ivm-pain-fertility/681478/
