Eighteen Years, Six IVF Cycles, and One Miracle: Dr. Dina Wilson’s Story
Three OBGYNs sent Dr. Dina Wilson away in her twenties. No infertility workup. No answers. Just "come back later."
It took eighteen years, six IVF cycles, complete embryo arrest more than once, and a six-figure bill before she held her son.
This week I'm talking with Dr. Dina Wilson, a hospitalist in Oregon, a fierce advocate for fertility awareness, and someone who has lived nearly every version of "this isn't working" that a fertility journey can hand you.
She shelved treatment through medical school, residency, and debt repayment. She walked into her first IVF cycle naive enough to plan a party around the retrieval date. And she kept going through clinic after clinic, protocol after protocol, until one approach –– in vitro maturation –– finally worked.
She's now in the middle of trying for a second child. This episode is for anyone who has ever felt like the system is not designed for them, but they're not quite ready to give up on their dream of parenthood.
In this episode:
How Dina was sent away by three OBGYNs in her twenties without a single infertility evaluation
Why she and her husband shelved fertility treatment through medical school, residency, and debt repayment- and what that delay cost them
Walking into her first IVF cycle completely naive, and planning a party around the retrieval date
Being told by one of the most prominent REIs in the country that he wasn't sure he had anything else to offer
How in vitro maturation, a low-stimulation protocol with early retrieval, finally produced an embryo that implanted
How Dina learned to set boundaries at work, including switching jobs, so she could actually show up for her own treatment
Find Dr. Dina Wilson on Instagram: @doctordina
"Nothing else to offer" is sometimes just the wrong approach, not the end of the road. Dina's episode is one you'll want to sit with.
With Love and Science,
💜 Dr. Erica
P.S. If you're in the middle of your own version of this story- still figuring out which protocol, which clinic, which next step is right for you- I'd love to help you think it through. Book a consult here. I'd love to connect.
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Please don’t let infertility have the final word. We are here to take the burden from you so that you can achieve your goal of building your family with confidence and compassion. I’m rooting for you always.
