Guide
IVF, step by step
Nobody hands you a map. Here is one: seven steps from the first consult to the wait after transfer, in the order they actually happen.
At each step we say what happens in your body, what it tends to cost, and what to push for. People of color wait longer for diagnosis and referral. Knowing the sequence is how you stop waiting.
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Medications
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Holding your mind
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This is a map, not medical advice
Protocols differ by clinic and by body, and yours may not run in this order. Use this to walk in knowing what comes next and what to ask, then decide with a clinician who listens to you.