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Deanna Carr's early 20s looked very different to most people's.
"While everyone was travelling Europe and doing all those great things, I was hanging out in IVF clinics," she said.
"It felt very isolating. None of my friends were going through the same thing."
Mrs Carr always wanted to be a young mother, but she struggled to fall pregnant naturally.
She was 22 when she started in vitro fertilisation (IVF).
Over the next four years, Mrs Carr had four egg collections, seven embryo transfers and saw multiple specialists, desperate to start the family she and her husband longed for.
Mrs Carr said they were "willing to try anything" to improve their chance of having a healthy baby, including using what's known as IVF add-ons.
These optional add-on therapies, which include steroids, EmbryoGlue, and acupuncture, are offered by clinics to increase someone's chance of IVF success.
Some cost thousands of dollars and significantly increase the out-of-pocket cost for patients.
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