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Why I became an IVF nurse
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I was inspired to become an IVF/Infertility RN/ANP, having been an infertility patient prior to entering the field and having experienced my own pregnancy losses. I recognized how important the field was, and chose to be involved in a practice that specialized in infertility as early as 1982. Moving to Alaska gave me an opportunity to really get involved in the field of IVF where I worked in the only practice of its kind. Helping patients work through infertility or pregnancy loss was empathetic for me as I could relate to their pain. Then in 1995, I opened my own practice specializing in infertility and was a satellite provider for two IVF clinics in Seattle, Washington. My practice was wonderfully rewarding and helped to produce close to 5000 babies. After selling my practice in Alaska in 2019, I have continued my commitment to the field of Infertility and IVF nursing, and am now practicing in Boise, Idaho.
Joy Zimmerman-Golden, ANP-BC, REIN-BC Idaho Center For Reproductive Medicine
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As an IVF nurse practitioner, I am humbled to share in the personal and emotional journey with patients along their path to parenthood. We are there with them on their triumphs and their heartbreaks. Although I cannot change the outcome, my daily mantra is "how can I make a difference today?" Our role as an IVF nurse is truly impactful as we help to create families.
Tamara Tobias, ARNP, WHNP-BC Nurse Practitioner Seattle Reproductive Medicine
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IVF nurses have the opportunity to make patients feel safe when they are at their most vulnerable point. We are the advocates and warriors for their legacy. Such a privilege is not taken lightly and love being a fierce advocate for all patients seeking our assistance.
Jennifer Matta Wood, RN, BSN Clinical Education and Integrations Shady Grove Fertility
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In the late 1980s, I was working with infertility patients in Cambridge Massachusetts and encountered individuals and couples who we could not help. I heard about a novel and revolutionary technology that was gaining traction called IVF and the concept fascinated me. I was fortunate enough to find a job at Boston IVF, now one of the largest IVF centers in the country. I have felt immense gratification over the last three decades, as our field has expanded in leaps and bounds, enabling us to help people that would have been childless without our assistance. I believe having a child is an inalienable right and I am honored to work in a field that assists people in achieving parenthood when obstacles arise.
Carol B. Lesser, MSN, NP-C Boston IVF
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Reproductive medicine and the science behind the advances is and continues to be an exciting and dynamic specialty. That, combined with the rewards of helping to create families, has given me such joy. The relationships I have developed with my patients has in some cases endured over 25 years.
Maria Jackson, RN, MA
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I became an IVF nurse by happenstance. I was looking to change my specialty and I was lucky to have been in the right place at the right time. Lucky because reproductive medicine is an exciting confluence of science and human factor. I love helping patients, opportunities to learn and grow. REI nurses are a special breed!
Svetlana Izraelevsky, MSN Stanford Fertility and Reproductive Health