I am 35 and my struggle with IF began almost 4 years ago. When I hadn't become pregnant after a year of trying, I had a consultation with my ob/gyn. He discovered after a blood test that I had a high level of Prolactin and I was put on medication, which lowered my level to normal. I still didn't get pregnant. I then had 4 IUI's done with no medication. I had an HSG done which discovered no problems. In December of 97, I went to an RE. I wish I had done that much sooner because even though my ob/gyn also had infertility treatments as a part of his credentials, the RE was much more knowledgeable. The RE performed a laparoscopy, where we discovered that I had fibroid, a cyst and mild endometriosis. However, the RE didn't think any of them were severe enough to be causing my problem. I tried a month of Clomid, which caused very bad depression and bleeding in the middle of my cycle. I then tried a month of Gonal-F with an IUI and then a month of Follistim. We still weren't getting pregnant. In November, we tried IVF for the first time. I took Lupron and Gonal-F. He retrieved only 7 eggs, 6 of which fertilized. He suggested we try waiting for the blastocyst stage (day 5) because he thinks it is more successful. By day 5 we had 2 eggs that had survived and we transferred both of them. It worked great and I am now pregnant with twins!! For the first 10 weeks of pregnancy, I was on Heparin injections 2 times a day and Progesterone injections once a day. I am still taking 1 baby aspirin per day. It is still hard for me to believe that this miracle has happened to me. IF was very hard for my DH and me. We watched everyone we know get pregnant (some more than once) in the time we were trying. The Internet helped me learn a lot about IF and it made me realize that I was not alone. I tried to read a lot of books about it also. I figured if I could learn everything there was to know I might figure out my problem. It helped me have some control over the situation. On the positive side, our struggle with IF has made my DH and I have a strong bond between us. It has also tested and renewed my faith in God. I think that I will appreciate my children more because of the struggle I have gone through to have them. I never thought that getting pregnant would happen to me. Don't give up hope because if it happened to me, it can happen to you too.

Author's update: I am now the mother of two beautiful girls. I had a scheduled c-section at 38 weeks. I feel very lucky that they were both born healthy and were able to leave the hospital with us. Twins are much harder than I imagined and all my time is spent taking care of them. I love it though. I still look at them each day and can't believe it is true.