{"id":724,"date":"2020-02-19T16:05:02","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T16:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.theduff.co.uk\/?p=724"},"modified":"2021-02-10T18:13:45","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T18:13:45","slug":"ivf-process-start-to-finish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theduff.co.uk\/ivf-process-start-to-finish\/","title":{"rendered":"The IVF process from start to finish,<\/strong> step by step"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

IF YOUR MANTRA IN LIFE IS LESS “GO WITH THE FLOW” AND MORE “TELL ME EVERY FREAKING THING THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO ME, GODDAMIT”<\/strong>, then this is the article for you. It presents the ENTIRE IVF process \u2013 from paperwork and weigh-ins right the way through to a (fingers crossed) positive pregnancy test. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To be honest, I think everyone considering or embarking on IVF should read this \u2013 regardless of how detail-oriented you are. It will help prepare you for what\u2019s to come, reassure you about certain weird aspects of the process, answer questions you might have, and explain why <\/em>the doctor is prescribing certain meds or telling you to go for your fifth blood test of the week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feel free to skip the sciencey explanations if you like \u2013 although that does <\/em>mean you\u2019ll be missing out on some of my best jokes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before you get started on the article below<\/strong>, it's helpful to know what goes on in a “normal” menstrual cycle: you'll then find it easier to understand the whats and whys of the IVF process below. Read this article for a full explanation of a “normal” menstrual cycle<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n