🎙 Episode 15 - "The Transfer Didn't Take...Again"
💔 Recurrent Implantation Failure & What Comes Next

In this candid and deeply supportive episode, Laura and Brandis dive into the emotionally draining and often misunderstood experience of recurrent implantation failure (RIF) - when seemingly perfect embryo transfers just… don’t work.

They break down:

• The official definition of recurrent implantation failure

• Common causes: embryo quality, uterine factors, endometriosis, adenomyosis, and more

• What testing can uncover (ERA, ReceptivaDX, ALICE, EMMA, HSG, saline sonogram)

• Immune factors and inflammation that could be impacting implantation

• Why some protocols (like Lupron suppression) are recommended even when tests come back normal

• The risks of transferring multiple embryos without answers

• When to consider additional options like reproductive immunology consults, donor eggs, or gestational carriers

• Why advocating for yourself and communicating with your provider is everything

👯‍♀️ Plus, Laura shares her own IVF experience and how she navigated treatment decisions, fear, and loss with honesty, humor, and hope.

📌 Whether you're in the thick of it or supporting someone who is, this episode offers validation, next steps, and a gentle reminder: you’re not alone-and your pain is real.

📩 Want to share your story, a question, or TMI Tuesday tale? Submit at cnyfertility.com/fertileish