New Leaders In Fertility & Endocrinology

After years of suffering with infertility, my OB/GYN suspected that I had endometriosis, and she referred me to Dr. Ripps and NewLIFE.  He confirmed the diagnosis with laparoscopy but was surprised how severe it was, affecting both ovaries.  I was only 28 and had already had so many problems that I was sure we were not going to be able to have children.  But after my surgery, we sat down with Dr. Ripps who said, “It’s not a matter of if you get pregnant, but how”.  I will never forget his words.  They gave us hope.  We talked about our options and decided IVF was best for us.  

We canceled our first IVF cycle because I was not responding to the medications.  On the next attempt I made few eggs but Dr. Ripps said not to worry it only takes one….and it did.   We finally heard what we had been waiting to hear, “Congratulations, you are pregnant!”  We were overjoyed.  So sadly, the pregnancy ended in a stillbirth, just before my due date.  We were devastated and ready to give up.  Not knowing what to do or where to turn we decided to go see Dr. Ripps again.  It was apparent everyone in the office shared our sorrow and was saddened by what had happened, but were very caring to us.  Again with Dr. Ripps’ undying encouragement we decided to try once more and did another round of IVF.  We were blessed to hear those wonderful words again, “Congratulations, you are pregnant!”  On May 7th I gave birth to a beautiful healthy boy named Isaias who is now the light of our lives.

 We really couldn’t have done it without every person on the NewLIFE team.  We are very thankful to the entire staff.  They gave us the support we needed above and beyond anything we  could have expected of them.  They helped us with not just our medical needs but our emotional needs as well.  They encouraged us and became a shoulder for us to lean on.

Thank you to everyone at NewLIFE for helping us make our dreams a reality.