Prue Corlette's Blog

The embryo decision: use, donate, destroy or research?

Prue Corlette After having our twins I had received a bill on the mail for six months of cryostorage for the embryos we have left. It precipitated a discussion with my husband as to what we might do with our remaining embryos.

Prue Corlette's Blog

Keeping my legs crossed

Prue Corlette My waters broke last Friday night, just hours into my maternity leave - and 10 weeks early.

Cheating on your specialist

Prue Corlette Why it's OK to get another opinion

The price of a family

Prue Corlette How much does it really cost to make a family with the help of IVF? Prue does the maths.

The IVF forgetter: I don't like being pregnant

Prue Corlette I don't like being pregnant. There, I said it. Despite spending four years wanting nothing more than to be pregnant, the reality is not what I was expecting.

The miracle of science

Prue Corlette Never in my wildest dreams did I actually think it would happen to me, but dear readers, I am thrilled to tell you, it did. I am pregnant.

IVF and depression

Prue Corlette IVF can cause depression. It can cause rational people to do irrational things and behave in ways they generally wouldn't. Read Prue's story.

The infertile Olympics

Prue Corlette No matter your matter, there is always someone worse off and more than willing to let you know that your brand of pain can't compare with theirs.

The happy ending

Prue Corlette Why does the publishing world shun stories of failed conception journeys in favour of 'the happy ending'?

Needles and natural killer cells

Prue Corlette I thought I would do a bit of a run-down on what is involved with a fresh IVF cycle, because unless you have done it, why would you know? It's easy for some, difficult for others, both emotionally and physically.

Unpregnant

Prue Corlette Meet our new blogger Prue, who is sharing her conception journey.

"Have you thought about adoption?"

Prue Corlette "Have you thought about adoption?" It's a sentence every out-of-the-closet IVF-er hears at least several times during their assisted conception journey. It's one of the classic pieces of advice that well meaning, but utterly uninformed friends and relatives like to give. To help.

Why we are out of the closet

Prue Corlette Some of you might wonder why I feel the need to share with the world my sex life and attempts to conceive a child. It's not the sort of thing my family brought me up to talk about at the dinner table. But funnily enough, it seems to be a topic of conversation whenever my husband and I are guests, be it a BBQ, dinner party or other social occasion.

'Miracle' twins: the story of celebrity IVF

Prue Corlette Another week, another celebrity IVF success story.

Unpregnant

Prue Corlette Hello and welcome to the intimate details of my life. I am Essential Baby's blogger-in-residence for the conception section, but the irony is, I won't be giving any advice on getting pregnant the old-fashioned way.

IVF clinics desperate for donor sperm

Prue Corlette IVF clinics in NSW and Victoria are addressing the lack of available sperm to couples with fertility issues by launching an advertising campaign aimed at increasing the number of men putting their hand up (or down) to donate sperm.