Sierra Dehmler is Illume Fertility’s Content Marketing Manager - and also a fertility patient herself. Combining empathy gained on her personal journey with her professional experience in marketing and content creation, she aims to empower and support other fertility patients by demystifying the fertility treatment process.
PCOS | Twins | Patient Stories
By:
Sierra Dehmler
September 21st, 2021
1 in 10 women have PCOS. Around 50% of those with PCOS have had to visit two (or more!) healthcare providers before being properly diagnosed with PCOS. Megan is one of those women. This is her journey through a delayed PCOS diagnosis, medicated cycles, IUI, and finally, IVF.
Unexplained Infertility | Twins | IVF | Patient Stories
By:
Sierra Dehmler
August 18th, 2021
Some people dream of having twins. Some even enter into the fertility treatment process hoping for twins. But no matter what, finding out that you're pregnant with multiples is a shock! In this special Illume Fertility family story, Stephanie shares her journey through unexplained infertility, a high-risk pregnancy, and creating her family of four.
PCOS | IVF | Single Mom By Choice | Patient Stories | Pregnancy & Infant Loss
By:
Sierra Dehmler
July 27th, 2021
One of our favorite things about helping families grow is witnessing the diversity - both in what each patient's version of success looks like, and what each family looks like. No two families are exactly the same, and we believe that uniqueness is part of what makes each story so beautiful. In this blog, former Illume Fertility patient and single mom by choice Alison shares her journey through fertility struggles, an unexpected divorce, and choosing to add another baby to her family as a newly solo parent.
LGBTQ+ Family Building | Surrogacy | Egg Donor | Patient Stories
By:
Sierra Dehmler
June 22nd, 2021
One of the most beautiful parts about family building is that no two stories are exactly alike. There are so many different paths to parenthood: in vitro fertilization (IVF), surrogacy, adoption, donor conception, and others. In this story, two dads share the surrogacy experience from start to finish - in their own words.
News | Fertility Treatment | Fertility Testing
By:
Sierra Dehmler
May 5th, 2021
We are so excited to announce the opening of our brand new office in Harrison, New York! Get a sneak peek of the new office by watching this video tour, then read on to learn more.
Endometriosis | Women's Health | Reproductive Health
By:
Sierra Dehmler
March 15th, 2021
Did you know that more than 200,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with endometriosis each year?
Infertility | Fertility Treatment
By:
Sierra Dehmler
November 10th, 2020
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we've had to adapt to "new normals" like wearing masks in public, forgoing large family gatherings and not blowing out birthday candles. It often feels like many memories from the past few years just aren't the same as they once were. When you add infertility struggles to that already overwhelming mental load, well - it's a lot to manage.