Infertility treatments

TTC: What all those trying-to-conceive acronyms mean

Trying to conceive

TTC: What all those trying-to-conceive acronyms mean

If you find your head spinning trying to understand those fertility message boards, here's a breakdown of all the terms and acronyms you’ll need to know.

Nicolle Weeks

How to talk to your partner about your fertility worries

How to talk to your partner about your fertility worries

It’s important to share concerns regarding conception, but kick-starting the conversation can be daunting. Here’s how to make it as painless as possible.

Karen Robock

What an ovarian reserve test can tell you about your fertility

Trying to conceive

What an ovarian reserve test can tell you about your fertility

Did your doctor recommend an ovarian reserve test? Here’s what the test can tell you and how it might help guide your fertility options.

Raina Delisle

Can stress really prevent you from getting pregnant?

Trying to conceive

Can stress really prevent you from getting pregnant?

The rumours are true—stress really can affect your fertility. Here’s what you need to know about stress and getting pregnant.

Claire Gagne

The strength of a mother

The strength of a mother

For Mother's Day, we honour motherhood in its many forms with these nine extraordinary tales of strength, perseverance, loss and (most importantly) love.

Christina Gonzales

How I'm building my family with donor eggs and sperm

Trying to conceive

How I'm building my family with donor eggs and sperm

At the age of 36, I still hadn't found a partner to build a family with, so I decided to do it alone.

Athena Reich

Can acupuncture really boost my fertility?

Trying to conceive

Can acupuncture really boost my fertility?

You’ve heard of women getting pregnant after trying acupuncture, but does it actually work? We asked the experts whether acupuncture can affect fertility.

Daniela Payne

What are the long-term effects of fertility drugs?

What are the long-term effects of fertility drugs?

Many women and experts worry that taking fertility drugs can cause cancer, pregnancy complications and more. Here's what you need to know.

Vanessa Milne, Chatelaine

Life after IVF: Why some new moms experience depression

Postpartum care

Life after IVF: Why some new moms experience depression

Postpartum depression (PPD) and anxiety are common among new moms, no matter how they conceive. But odds may increase after fertility treatments like IVF.

Lisa van de Geyn

4 things that surprised me most about intrauterine insemination

Trying to conceive

4 things that surprised me most about intrauterine insemination

I had researched everything I could about intrauterine insemination and thought I was ready for it. Here are four things I wish I’d known.

Sarah Kelsey

5 things that surprised me most about in vitro fertilization

Trying to conceive

5 things that surprised me most about in vitro fertilization

Despite hours and hours of research and discussions with doctors before undergoing IVF, these were the five things I wish I’d known.

Sarah Kelsey

What egg retrieval is really like

Trying to conceive

What egg retrieval is really like

Of all the procedures I went through during in vitro fertilization treatment, egg retrieval was the most stressful. This is what it was like.

Sarah Kelsey

“I had seven miscarriages in two years:” 6 young couples on struggling with infertility

“I had seven miscarriages in two years:” 6 young couples on struggling with infertility

Infertility can affect women of all ages. Six young couples open up about struggling to get pregnant.

Diana Duong, Flare

I made a TV show about infertility…and it’s a comedy

I made a TV show about infertility…and it’s a comedy

People have asked me why I decided to write a comedy about infertility. The answer is easy: because the process of infertility treatments is RI-DI-CU-LOUS.

Wendy Litner

Stop! This fertility test can’t actually predict your chance of getting pregnant

Trying to conceive

Stop! This fertility test can’t actually predict your chance of getting pregnant

Taking count of your eggs might seem like a good way to gauge fertility, but research says your ovarian reserve can't predict your chance of conceiving.

Jill Buchner

This commercial nails the right way to talk to someone struggling with infertility

This commercial nails the right way to talk to someone struggling with infertility

When someone is struggling with infertility, it’s hard to know what to say or do. This 90-second ad captures the heartache as well as the hope.

Kathryn Hayward

Melanie's story: Struggling with infertility

Melanie's story: Struggling with infertility

"The one thing you really want is completely out of your control." Melanie and her husband tried to get pregnant for four years.

Today's Parent

When hope freezes over: Finding my way through IVF treatment

When hope freezes over: Finding my way through IVF treatment

After many months of IVF treatment, we had nine frozen embryos. I had to believe that one of them would work.

Nadine Kenney Johnstone

Ellen's story: When IVF doesn't work

Ellen's story: When IVF doesn't work

Ellen tried both IUI and IVF. After six years of treatments, she was willing to try one more thing—a gestational carrier.

Today's Parent

Erin's story: Infertility and IVF

Erin's story: Infertility and IVF

Erin found out that her fallopian tubes were blocked and that she had premature ovarian insufficiency. She had a 10 to 15 percent chance of conceiving.

Today's Parent