In a demonstration of how much some couples are willing to suffer to have an IVF child, a British couple has finally taken home twins after 18 cycles of IVF over 25 years costing more than US$200,000. Neil and Monica Ward, of Sussex, are ecstatic now that their ordeal is over. “Every time it didn’t work it took 10 months to get over it and it was like a living hell for both of us,” Neil told the media during the pregnancy. “My wife is desperate for children and if you love a person that much you have to say yes no matter what the consequences.” The couple used both donor sperm and donor eggs.

“What this story shows is that even if you've had lots of failed attempts with more conventional treatment, an older patient can still use donor egg and conceive successfully - sometimes you're just going to need that high tech treatment,” said Dr. Richard Paulson, chief of the division of reproductive endocrinology at the University of Southern California. ~ New York Daily News, Jan 19