A Difficult Start at Another Clinic
A friend first referred me to a different clinic in Taiwan. I went through a full year of IVF there without a single positive result. I was discouraged, and I started to doubt the treatment plan I'd been given, so I began researching fertility care on my own.
Reading other patients' blog posts, I realized that changing clinics is completely normal in Taiwan. A friend who had successfully become pregnant at Stork Fertility Center told me about her experience, and that was what convinced me to transfer my care there. Even so, it took me a long time to work up the courage to send that first enquiry email. Because of my husband's upcoming job transfer, our treatment window was limited — but Stork responded quickly and thoughtfully built a treatment schedule around our timeline.
Finding Stork: Good News After the First Transfer
Being able to communicate in my own language made an enormous difference. Stork felt different from my previous clinic from the start — the examination was far more thorough, and the two Japanese-speaking patient consultants who supported me were warm and attentive at every step. The doctors and Taiwanese nursing staff were consistently gentle and considerate. A consultant stayed with me through every consultation and translated the doctor's explanations in real time, so language was never a barrier. All of my test results were also uploaded to the clinic's patient app, so I could check them whenever I wanted.
The clinic was always busy, and waiting times could run a little long, but Stork provided light snacks and drinks so I could wait comfortably. They also offered evening appointments, which meant my husband could join me after work.
During this cycle I had an ERA (endometrial receptivity analysis) test, which identified my personal implantation window. My very first embryo transfer resulted in a successful pregnancy. I did have some bleeding before I "graduated" from Stork's care, but every time I came in for an urgent check, the medical team took it seriously and looked after me properly — I never felt rushed or dismissed.
This past February, I gave birth to boy-girl twins. It's hard to believe that just one year earlier, I had walked into Stork Fertility Center for the very first time — and now I get to hold my own babies. Thanks to everyone who supported us along the way, our children arrived into a family full of love, and we're committed to raising them with everything we have.
If you're struggling with fertility treatment right now, I'd really recommend a consultation at Stork Fertility Center. We're so grateful to have found a clinic this good.
"This couple was posted to Taiwan by their employer, and they first came to us in February," says Kylie, their patient consultant. "They had already completed three egg retrievals and two embryo transfers at another clinic in Taiwan before switching to us. What stands out most in my memory is how short their remaining window was — with another overseas relocation already scheduled, they only had about two months with us, until the end of April. They had just one shot at retrieval and one shot at transfer. I remember being genuinely worried for them."
Their first retrieval yielded 6 eggs; in the same cycle, we also carried out a same-cycle second retrieval and collected one more, for 7 eggs in total. A change in their travel plans meant they were able to stay in Taiwan a little longer, so we were also able to complete an ERA test. It showed that their implantation window was 143 hours — not the roughly 120 hours most patients fall into. Being able to pinpoint that precise window made a real difference to their chances of success.
At transfer, we implanted two embryos, one of which was a 1PN embryo (an embryo that shows a single visible pronucleus at the fertilization check — this can happen when the two pronuclei have already fused by the time it's observed, or it can reflect atypical fertilization; both are possible explanations). Two weeks after transfer, her bHCG level came back at 3,113 — and we later confirmed two gestational sacs and two heartbeats. There was some bleeding earlier in the pregnancy, but it didn't affect how the pregnancy progressed, and she went on to graduate from our care and return home.
In February 2023, we heard the wonderful news: she'd given birth to boy-girl twins. Seeing the photos of those babies, I couldn't stop smiling — I was so happy for her. She's already told us she'd like to come back to us for a third child one day, and we're looking forward to that reunion.
Metric
Result
Eggs retrieved
7 (6 from the first retrieval, plus 1 from a same-cycle second retrieval)
Normally fertilized
6
Blastocysts
3
ERA implantation window
143 hours
Embryos transferred
2 (one a 1PN embryo)
Outcome
Successful pregnancy; boy-girl twins
If you're an international patient weighing your options for IVF in Taiwan, Stork Fertility Center's International Patient team offers online consultations to help you understand what a treatment plan built around your timeline could look like.
This story reflects one patient's individual treatment experience and outcome. Individual results vary, and any figures cited are Stork Fertility Center's own in-house statistics.