In 2016 Chloe was suffering from irregular periods and acne which led to a diagnosis of polycystic ovarian syndrome. She was told to start thinking about pregnancy and having a baby if she wanted a family, however she was only 19 years old and this came as a huge shock. Instead, she tried fixing her issues with contraceptive pills which proved to be absolutely useless, so she decided to stop taking the pill all together.

Fast forward a few years later and still thinking that she would struggle to conceive naturally, Chloe, who was not at all trying to have a baby at this time, found out she was pregnant for the first time through the most heart-breaking way. She was at her best friend’s wedding and she started bleeding uncontrollably and experienced a pain like no other, thinking that it was just a heavy period she quickly realised something was seriously wrong when she ended up in emergency surgery as it was not in fact her period, it was an ectopic pregnancy and her right fallopian tube had completely ruptured.

After Chloe’s miscarriage they realised just how much a baby would mean to them and they dove right back into trying after she recovered from her surgery.

Sadly, an ecptopic pregnancy and ruptured fallopian tube was only the beginning of a long list of bad news delivered to Chloe and her partner. She has now been diagnosed with endometriosis, been told her AMH levels are that of a 40 year old, had 2 miscarriages and gone through ovulation induction medication.

Her mental health has suffered significantly as you can imagine but she is not giving up hope on her dream to become a mother. Thank you for opening up your heart and wounds to our listeners and sharing your story Chloe, you are not alone in this.

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