In today's episode, I continue breaking down my IVF journey focusing on my egg retrieval experience. This part of the process was probably the biggest emotional roller coaster, having to wait anxiously by the phone in the days following the egg retrieval to find out how many embryos we would be able to freeze.

In this episode:

00:00 Intro

03:57 The Morning Of The Egg Retrieval

06:38 Fears Before Egg Retrieval

07:45 Egg Retrieval Procedure

10:38 How I Was Feeling Post Egg Retrieval

11:53 Partner's Role During Egg Retrieval

12:45 Receiving Disappointing News

15:49 Recovery Process

18:00 Fresh vs Frozen Embryo Transfer

19:21 What is PGT-A Testing?

22:45 Daily Updates On Fertilized Eggs & Embryo Development

32:00 PGT-A Results & Embryo Grading

36:31 Closing

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