“We are so grateful to Dr. Eisman and the entire RSC team.”
Written by Marina, RSC patient
My husband and I have known each other since we were 5 years old. We started dating when we were 12 and have been together ever since. We are big Disney people, so we spent a lot of years going to Disneyland. We got married in 2019 at 23 years old and spent some more time traveling on our own, usually to the coast, and of course still going to Disneyland. We began trying for a baby in 2020.
After a year with no luck, I went to my OB/GYN and started on some Letrozole for a few months along with fertility testing. With still no success and our tests coming back normal, we were diagnosed with unexplained infertility and recommended to see a fertility clinic. After doing some research, I found RSC and made our first appointment with Dr. Laura Eisman.
Finding fertility care at RSC
In April 2023 we started intrauterine insemination (IUI) treatments at the San Ramon clinic. Our first IUI was in May, but no success. We went through two more unsuccessful rounds before deciding it was time to start in vitro fertilization (IVF). The failed IUIs definitely took their toll, and I was feeling defeated. My husband was my biggest support through it all.
We took a month break in September and went on one last Disneyland trip — with hopes that the next time we went, we’d have a little one with us. In October we began IVF. It went by so quickly, and the staff was so amazing through it all. Having to go through all the injections was hard but I pushed through!
On October 17, I had my egg retrieval procedure. It was a little painful coming out of it, and again my husband was amazing being there for me. We initially got 18 eggs, and four days later we had eight embryos. On day five we had our first embryo transfer. We were so nervous and excited.
A day we will never forget
We had to wait nine days to take the blood test, but on day seven — out of curiosity — I took a home pregnancy test that came back positive. It was an emotional day, and it was also our wedding anniversary. As a surprise I made a gift box for my husband and told him when he got home from work. We still confirmed with the blood test before telling our family.
My pregnancy went really smoothly with hardly any symptoms. We found out in January 2024 that we were having a girl. We were beyond excited.
We are so grateful to Dr. Eisman and the entire RSC team. We are actually about to start the process for our second embryo transfer. And I recommended RSC to a close friend who was also struggling to get pregnant — after a successful IUI, she now has a beautiful baby girl. Thank you, RSC.
