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Alberta woman shares expensive, ‘devastating’ fertility journey in hopes of helping others | Globalnews.ca

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Breanne Irving's fertility journey started with the shocking discovery her ovarian reserve was low, and if she wanted to have children, she needed to start freezing her eggs immediately.

Irving ’s fertility doctor, who is based in Vancouver , was only able to retrieve three eggs during the first collection cycle.

Irving tried again, going back for a second round where the doctor was able to gather 10 more eggs, but only one became a viable embryo.

April 21-27 marks Canadian Fertility Awareness Week .

About one in six Canadians face fertility issues and advocates say it's a topic that can still be shadowed by stigma.

Breanne Irving has spent between $50,000 and $55,000 on the process so far.

The average age of a first -time mother in Canada continues to climb.

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