Real Stories from Our Patients

At URE Centro Gutenberg, we strongly believe that sharing real stories from our patients is a great source of motivation for those who are fighting for their dream. That’s why today we bring you a new testimonial for our Real Stories section. This time, we share the story of Marian, also known on social media as @buscandotedesdeel2007.

Yes! As you read, in 2007 she began a journey that would last until 2021. Fourteen years of struggle and many tears, Marian — but you’ve proven that when you never give up and keep fighting until the end, the dream finally comes true.

Thank you so much! Testimonials like yours will undoubtedly help many women and couples going through the same situation to keep going and not give up, just like you said.

Here, your story has a place

How did you first hear about URE Centro Gutenberg?

We had known about URE Centro Gutenberg for many years, even before we started trying to have a baby. We had excellent references and knew many “Gutenberg babies.”

What made you choose URE Centro Gutenberg after your first appointment?

By the time we arrived at URE Gutenberg, we were already carrying a heavy emotional burden from treatments and miscarriages. We were being treated at the public health system’s fertility unit, and we had one last attempt left there. I was about to give up, but I didn’t want to do it without having one last treatment properly advised.

We always said that if we had to go private, it would be at Gutenberg. Their experience, team, lab, and working methods gave us a lot of confidence.

We scheduled the free first consultation and brought along all our tests and treatment reports. Dr. Sánchez attended us and we appreciated his honesty — something we value deeply.

What fertility treatment did the medical team recommend: artificial insemination or IVF?

After reviewing our entire history and taking notes, he clearly explained our options.

At that point, I was 37 and my husband was 38. We had gone through six recurrent miscarriages, both natural pregnancies and IVF. I have PCOS, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes from family history.

The outlook wasn’t good, but we still had realistic options.

Dr. Sánchez explained that in our case, the options were either egg donation or stimulation without the risk of ovarian hyperstimulation, taking the embryos to the blastocyst stage and doing Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT).

What were your first doubts before undergoing assisted reproduction?

I asked all my questions during the appointment and he kindly answered each one. It’s normal to have doubts about egg donation or PGT.

We agreed to reconnect in a few weeks to decide on the path forward. That was in early April 2019. By the end of the month, I found out I was naturally pregnant again, but unfortunately it ended in miscarriage — raising more doubts about my egg quality.

I spent months thinking, aware that it wouldn’t be easy, but still hopeful. In September, I made another appointment to share our decision and start the process.

After much consideration, we decided to proceed with IVF using my own eggs and include PGT. I remember it well: I started medication on October 26, and my egg retrieval was on November 7.

What fears did you have, how did you overcome them, and what did you feel during the treatment?

I had many fears. My biggest fear was the egg retrieval because I had suffered ovarian hyperstimulation in 2015. I was also worried about how many oocytes and blastocysts we’d obtain and whether any embryos would be healthy.

The IVF process involves a lot of nerves, doubt, and uncertainty. It’s crucial to trust your medical team.

This time, I planned a trip to London right after the egg retrieval to help distract myself during the wait. Recovery was incredible, and everything went perfectly. A week later, I was in London — pain-free and happy — when we received the call with the results of our healthy frozen blastocysts. We even have photos of that moment.

We had to wait for the embryo transfer. Just as we were about to begin in January 2020, I discovered another natural pregnancy — which, sadly, also ended in miscarriage two weeks later.

Then the pandemic hit, and everything shut down. But in April, once things reopened, we decided to continue our path to parenthood despite the circumstances.

I met with both Dr. Flores and Dr. Álvarez for monitoring, and on May 27, 2020, we transferred my “Baby Frozen.” It was a moment filled with nerves and hope.

My first transfer of a PGT-tested blastocyst was successful. The pregnancy was relatively normal considering my history, though highly monitored and with extra medication. It was a much-desired pregnancy during the pandemic — full of fear and loneliness, but with a very happy ending.

On February 1, 2021, I finally held my rainbow baby in my arms, the result of so much love and science. We will always be eternally grateful to the URE Gutenberg team for making our dream of parenthood come true.

What advice would you give other women and couples considering fertility treatment?

After so many years in the world of infertility, my humble advice to future moms is: go to that first consultation, explore your options, follow the advice you receive, and take care of yourselves physically and mentally.

Sometimes time is needed to heal or to make a decision — I needed it, especially to feel strong enough to start again.

Ask all your questions, and trust the team that will walk this journey with you.