Infertility journeys laid bare

• Published date: 03 December 2022
• Publication title: Whanganui Chronicle

By Melissa Hori, Stephanie Larnder and Simone Fernandes, Yourbooks.nz, $27.99

One in four couples in New Zealand will struggle with fertility issues. This is the story of three couples and their attempts to have a child.

Been there, done that myself, but my adopted children are now 40 and 38 so times and technology have changed. But the feelings around infertility never change. Melissa, Stephanie and Simone are honest about their emotional journey and physical struggles.

They vary from endometriosis, an early hysterectomy, IVF, surrogacy to adoption. They are revealing about the technical deails, the inpenetrable New Zealand medical system and the long wait for help, and the enormous cost.

They also reveal what happens at work if you reveal you’re trying to get...