A guide trying to simplify IVF
from a couple figuring it out themselves
Find your way around
The Basics
What IVF is, how a cycle works step by step, and the foundations everything else builds on.
Costs
What treatment often costs, what’s included, insurance basics, and the ways people pay for it.
Emotions
The emotional side of treatment — for you, your partner, and the both of you.
About Clinics
How to find a clinic, reading success-rate numbers, what to ask at a first appointment.
Glossary
A list of definitions for acronyms and terms you’ll run into.
Here’s Us
About Sam & Eric and how we started our IVF journey and this website.
The words and letters
Fertility care and IVF have their own vocabulary and acronyms. We built a glossary that gathers it all in one place and made it easy to search.
The Frozen Egg was made by two people who needed it
We’re Sam and Eric. We are currently going through the IVF process ourselves. We found the information out there cold and scattered, and built a guide we wished we’d had. This is our attempt to put it all in one calm, clear place.