Lisa and Rich’s Fertility Journey
Lisa and Rich’s Fertility Journey
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$10,000.00
Fundraiser Goal -
$5,820.00
Funds Raised -
152
Days to go
Lisa Prugh is organizing this fundraiser.
Campaign Story
Hi! My name is Lisa and my husband’s name is Rich, and we would love to share our story with you.
Rich and I have been trying to concieve for over three years now. Our journey so far has included all of the standard diagnostic fertility tests: ultrasounds, bloodwork, an HSG to make sure my tubes are open, and sperm analysis. We’ve also been doing fertility acupuncture for over a year, and recently we tried two rounds of IUI (intrauterine insemination) combined with fertility medications & ultrasound monitoring. Despite all of these treatments, we have never gotten a positive pregnancy test.
Our official diagnosis is unexplained infertility, which basically means that our chances of concieving on our own are roughly 3% per cycle (for a couple with normal fertility, it’s around 20%). IUI combined with fertility medications only gets our chances up to around 10% per cycle. Considering we’ve had two failed rounds of IUI and we now suspect I may have endometriosis, we’ve been advised by our doctor to move on to IVF (in-vitro fertilization), which would get our odds up to roughly 65% per cycle.
Fertility treatments are very costly, and since both of us are self-employed freelancers, we don’t have the kind of insurance that covers it. Our out-of pocket expenses to date have already exceeded $10,000. The national average cost of a single round of IVF with medications is $28,000, and if we end up needing multiple egg retrievals or embryo transfers, that number could go even higher.
While looking into ways to make IVF affordable for us, we came across a clinic on the east coast called CNY Fertility that offers IVF for roughly 1/3 the cost of the national average. We’ve calculated that a single round of IVF with them will cost us around $10K, so even when you factor in travel costs, it’s still a substantially lower price than what we would pay here in LA. As you can imagine, CNY Fertility is in very high demand, so the earliest consultation appointment we could get with them is July.
In the meantime, we are doing everything we can to set ourselves up financially to make this happen. We’re saving up as much as we can and we’re applying for grants wherever we can find them. We are also reaching out to our friends and family for support.
We have been dreaming of welcoming our little bundle of joy into our lives for many years. I myself have been working as a nanny for nearly 20 years, and as much as I have loved caring for other people’s children, I very much want to love and nurture a child of my own. Rich and I have both wanted this our whole lives. Anything you can give to help make our dream a reality would be greatly appreciated.
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08-02-2023
We are officially getting started with CNY Fertility!
Hi Everyone!
We have an exciting update for you all! We’ve officially paid for our first round of IVF with CNY Fertility (one of the most affordable fertility clinics in the United States), and thanks to all of your generous donations, we were able to take advantage of a pay-in-full discount AND a treatment & medication bundle to keep our overall costs even lower! We might not have been able to do this if it weren’t for the incredibly robust response we received from our first round of fundraising, so from the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU!!!
Our medications arrived today, which means we should be able to start ovarian stimulation with my next cycle. If all goes well, we’ll be flying out to Syracuse, NY in mid-August to do an egg retrieval!
The treatment & medication bundle we purchased with CNY Fertility was a little less than $6,000. (For context, the national average for the same treatments would be around $16,000).
There are, however, going to be some additional expenses that are not included in the bundle we’ve purchased. These include local ultrasound monitoring here in Los Angeles during my stimulation cycle, frozen embryo storage, pre-implantation genetic testing on our embryos, frozen embryo transfer, and travel expenses.
To prepare for our next round of fertility costs, we’re applying for grants wherever we can find them, and we’ve also increased our campaign goal so we can do another round of fundraising. If you are able to share this page on social media to help spread the word, that would be amazing! If you want to chip in a little more, that’s even more amazing! Either way we are so incredibly grateful for all the support we’ve already received. Every little bit brings us one step closer to our miracle baby. ❤️
Name | Donation | Date |
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Faizah Griggs | $20.00 | August 17, 2023 |
Adam Dornbusch | $50.00 | August 15, 2023 |
Gul Ay | $50.00 | August 15, 2023 |
Tanya Levin | $50.00 | August 10, 2023 |
Stephanie Mitchell | $50.00 | August 10, 2023 |
Brett Bates | $50.00 | August 07, 2023 |
Chris Hennes | $50.00 | August 03, 2023 |
Rebecca Mitchell | $25.00 | August 03, 2023 |
Jason Hecht | $200.00 | August 03, 2023 |
Andrew Kelly | $175.00 | August 03, 2023 |
Kristen Prugh | $50.00 | August 03, 2023 |
Fyza Griggs | $50.00 | August 02, 2023 |
Trina Renee | $100.00 | June 05, 2023 |
Shannon McLemore | $50.00 | June 05, 2023 |
Julia Newman | $100.00 | June 05, 2023 |
Katie Hazzard | $50.00 | June 05, 2023 |
Mischa Pollack | $100.00 | June 05, 2023 |
Lisa Gonzales | $50.00 | June 04, 2023 |
CHRYSTAL dake | $124.00 | June 04, 2023 |
Anonymous | $30.00 | June 04, 2023 |
Jason Sinclair | $100.00 | June 04, 2023 |
Daniel Hagerty | $100.00 | June 04, 2023 |
Sammie Howell | $50.00 | June 04, 2023 |
Amanda Wilkins | $50.00 | June 04, 2023 |
Mrs. Jacobson | $40.00 | June 04, 2023 |
Carla Sauer | $30.00 | June 04, 2023 |
janice partyka | $100.00 | June 04, 2023 |
Charlotte McColl | $50.00 | June 03, 2023 |
Brett Bates | $200.00 | June 03, 2023 |
Chris Paine | $500.00 | June 02, 2023 |
Michael King | $100.00 | June 02, 2023 |
Michael Fox | $100.00 | June 02, 2023 |
Anonymous | $200.00 | June 02, 2023 |
Jacob Prugh | $200.00 | June 02, 2023 |
Eric Green | $50.00 | June 02, 2023 |
Scout Sparrow | $25.00 | June 02, 2023 |
Jon Fox | $11.00 | June 02, 2023 |
Kate Black | $30.00 | June 02, 2023 |
Daniel Skinner | $10.00 | June 02, 2023 |
Adam David | $20.00 | June 02, 2023 |
Erica Lustig | $20.00 | June 02, 2023 |
Reek Havok | $100.00 | June 02, 2023 |
Ryan Walsh | $20.00 | June 02, 2023 |
Erin McConnell | $20.00 | June 02, 2023 |
Anonymous | $100.00 | June 02, 2023 |
Hannah O’Bannion | $100.00 | June 02, 2023 |
David Knudsen | $50.00 | June 02, 2023 |
Tim Harrison | $100.00 | June 01, 2023 |
Dolly Wyatt | $50.00 | June 01, 2023 |
Allen Arthur | $35.00 | June 01, 2023 |
Pamela Lane | $20.00 | June 01, 2023 |
Amy Emens | $300.00 | June 01, 2023 |
Christine Vicente | $50.00 | June 01, 2023 |
Dan Hsu | $20.00 | June 01, 2023 |
Anonymous | $25.00 | June 01, 2023 |
David C Ryder | $100.00 | June 01, 2023 |
KatieGarrett Schweighauser | $100.00 | June 01, 2023 |
Derek oziel | $50.00 | June 01, 2023 |
Tim Davis-Reed | $50.00 | June 01, 2023 |
Cinthya Kats | $100.00 | June 01, 2023 |
Kyle Hollingsworth | $100.00 | June 01, 2023 |
Anonymous | $50.00 | June 01, 2023 |
Anonymous | $20.00 | June 01, 2023 |
Anna Cometa | $25.00 | June 01, 2023 |
Linda Gray | $100.00 | May 31, 2023 |
Gayle M. McCabe | $100.00 | May 31, 2023 |
Faizah Griggs | $100.00 | May 31, 2023 |
Heather Eagle | $50.00 | May 31, 2023 |
Orchid Cameron | $20.00 | May 31, 2023 |
Steven Schwadron | $50.00 | May 31, 2023 |
Amanda Coolong | $50.00 | May 31, 2023 |
Charlene Langland | $50.00 | May 31, 2023 |
Richard Kearney | $25.00 | May 31, 2023 |
Chris Rummel | $100.00 | May 31, 2023 |
Jacques Freydont | $100.00 | May 31, 2023 |
Jon Fox | $50.00 | May 31, 2023 |
Courtney Silbiger | $30.00 | May 31, 2023 |
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Lisa Prugh is organizing this fundraiser.