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In today\u2019s episode, we hear from Haley, who shares her family building journey. It\u2019s one marked by multiple diagnoses, surgeries, and financial strain. Despite these setbacks, Haley was determined to become a parent. She advocated for herself and found a doctor that she could trust. She then learned her employer had a fertility benefit, which relieved the financial pressure and helped her to reach her goal.\r\n\r\nHaley's journey embodies the realities that many face on the path to parenthood: a mix of setbacks, doubts, and ultimately, hard-won victories.\r\n\r\n<strong>Guest<\/strong>: Haley, Progyny Member\r\n\r\n<strong>Host<\/strong>: Shannon Zuber, Progyny\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit Progyny\u2019s Podcast page and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.progyny.com\/education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW241818077 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241818077 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Progyny\u2019s Education page<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW241818077 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241818077 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\"> for more resources. 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I was like, do you think my tubes could be blocked I had these issues when I was 19 with my appendix rupturing could scar tissue of them out because I had sepsis. She was like, well, you could check, but still kind of implied that you know, that I\u2019m under the mark. So went ahead and did two rounds of Clomid still not pregnant. And at that point, I was just starting to get more and more convinced that I'm like, I think something bigger is going on here. And so, after nine months of trying I said I want to go see a specialist.\r\n\r\nAt first visit with him, it was the first time in the nine months that I'd started to feel like okay, I wasn't crazy. And I distinctly remember saying during her appointment, I was like, I think my fallopian tubes are blocked. And without hesitating, my doctor was like, I think you're right. It was nice to have someone acknowledge what I was saying. He ordered some blood tests and then also an HSG scan to check my tubes. And sure enough, got on there during the scan. And it wasn't good news. But I remember, at the appointment I was relieved to find out that, yes, I wasn't crazy, something was wrong. The tubes looked salvageable from the scan. So, we were really hopeful, looked like maybe surgery was on the horizon.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Getting used to bad news<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\n08:57 \u2013 15:17\r\n<div style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\r\n\r\n<strong>Haley<\/strong>: So, after I had the surgery, I had to heal for a few months. And then they brought me in for another HSG scan. So, I'm getting my hopes up this time, like, oh, maybe it is unblocked. And I'll get pregnant during the few months while we're waiting. But that obviously didn't happen. And then I went back in for my second HSG scan to see not only was that tube still blocked, but I also had a hole where the removal did not heal shut.\r\n\r\n<strong>Shannon Zuber<\/strong>: It's safe to say that Haley has some pretty rough luck when it comes to medical things. So, both tubes would be removed. Haley knew that IVF was their best option to move forward. So, they were moving forward with IVF. IVF can be very expensive and at the time that they did the retrieval cycle, they had no coverage for it. So, they were out of pocket, but by the time they were ready to transfer an embryo that actually changed, and they were able to access the Progyny benefit to support their treatment through Haley's husband's employer.\r\n\r\n<strong>Haley<\/strong>: We were grateful. Because, yes, we had paid for the retrieval cycle, but transfer cycles for the embryos aren't cheap, either. And so, it was a moment of kind of like, okay, we have help going forward. There was a lot less pressure with IVF and my quality of care at my clinic was excellent. I feel like quality of care is where skills and knowledge and compassion intersect with each other. And I feel like doctors that are working with fertility patients, have to be a special kind of person. And my doctor was just so sweet, compassionate, very, very intelligent, and knew what he was doing.\r\n\r\n<strong>Shannon Zuber<\/strong>: So, they had embryos and it all should be straightforward from there. But unfortunately, they ran into another obstacle, their transfer was canceled due to some fluid in her lining. 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