IVF Coverage

Triangle IVF patients travel out-of-state due to high cost of treatment

Popular fertility treatments can be plagued with backlog and high price tags. WRAL Investigates how North Carolina women are skipping the line and saving thousands.

Sarah Krueger, WRAL investigative reporter

On WRAL at 6: Popular fertility treatment plagued with backlog and high price tags

In vitro fertilization's popularity is booming, but so are the costs. WRAL Investigates long wait times and the high price tag to start a family in North Carolina -- and why hundreds of women have better luck crossing state lines to get help.

Why some women are crossing state lines for fertility treatment

Popular fertility treatments can be plagued with backlog and high price tags. WRAL Investigates how North Carolina women are skipping the line and saving thousands.

Leaked Roe v. Wade draft opinion puts future of birth control, some fertility treatments in question

If the leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion stands, abortion rights supporters warn that access to birth control could be at risk on two fronts: Legal and legislative.

Laura Leslie, WRAL capitol bureau chief

Fertility and adoption services can cost thousands. More and more companies are stepping up to help.

Benefits to support fertility and family-forming have historically been offered by only a small slice of employer-sponsored health care plans, but that's changing.

Keely Arthur, WRAL consumer reporter

'We had faith': Greensboro woman gives birth to first child at 51

Susie Troxler and her husband Tony had always wanted a child, but were never able to have one. At 50, Troxler still wanted to try for a child, but knew there was a small chance of that happening.

Meet the local embryologist taking over TikTok

Embryologist Alease Daniel wants to talk about sperm, eggs and reproductive health. And she has attracted millions of views on TikTok for her explanations of everything from how IVF transfers work to how frozen embryos are stored.

Kathy Hanrahan, WRAL lifestyle editor

Raleigh embryologist busts myths on TikTok

Raleigh embryologist Alease Daniel has attracted millions of views on TikTok for her explanations of everything from how IVF transfers work to how frozen embryos are stored.

On the Record: INVOcell and fertility

This week's episode looks at INVOcell, an FDA-approved procedure that may be more effective and cost effective for women who have had difficulty conceiving.

Inconceivable: Somewhere over the rainbow

It has been quite an adventure. I'll start at the beginning.

Kathy Hanrahan, WRAL Out & About editor

Inconceivable: Where do we go from here?

I'm writing this just an hour before I am set to find out if this Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET) worked. After two weeks of hell, I am at the finish line. But I'm terrified to have my bubble burst.

Kathy Hanrahan, WRAL Out & About editor

Inconceivable: What I wish I knew before my Frozen Embryo Transfer

FET, as it's also called, is one of the most bizarre, stressful and beautiful experiences you can go through and there are things I would have done differently had I known what I know now.

Kathy Hanrahan, WRAL Out & About editor

Inconceivable: Playing the odds

When my doctor told me last week that there was a 45 percent chance of my embryo implanting and this IVF cycle working, I felt scared.Thousands of dollars, tons of shots, a significant emotional and financial investment - all for almost a 50/50 chance?? That's like a coin flip!

Kathy Hanrahan, Out & About editor

Inconceivable: Frozen embryo transfer 101

I had no idea that it takes about six weeks for your body to recover and "calm down" after Ovarian Hyperstimulation and egg retrieval. I really thought that I'd get my period and, within a month, we'd be ready. I was so wrong.

Kathy Hanrahan, WRAL Out & About editor

Inconceivable: One or two - deciding how many embryos to transfer

When we were planning to do a fresh IVF embryo transfer, we had planned to transfer two embryos. At one point in our conversations with our doctor, she said because of my young age of 37, I could have up to two transferred.

Kathy Hanrahan, WRAL Out & About editor

Inconceivable: Fresh vs. Frozen

I always thought fresh transfers were the way to go with IVF. I mean you want fresh beef and not frozen beef right? Well apparently the freezer is our friend during IVF.

Kathy Hanrahan, WRAL Out & About editor