Dear Dr. Sweet & Staff:

I have been thinking about writing this letter for some time, but as usual, I am only getting to it now. This letter is meant as a testimonial to you and your staff and a heartfelt thank you for bringing Corey into our lives. He is the love of our life.

Our story is not dissimilar to anyone else trying unsuccessfully to have a baby. Paul and I were married in October, 1996, and because 40 was creeping around the corner, we decided to try for children right away. We went through six months unsuccessfully until on day we found out we were pregnant. At the time, we thought well that there had not been a long time to wait for the pregnancy. Unfortunately, that pregnancy ended in miscarriage. We didn't let that setback bother us and continued again to have a baby. A year and a half later, we were still trying unsuccessfully.

We both decided to seek the help of an infertility specialist and repeatedly Dr. Sweet's name was mentioned. During our first appointment, we found him to be very knowledgeable, understanding and a quick sense of humor. All the qualities we wanted in a doctor who was going to try to get us a baby.

We proceeded to have testing done on both Paul and I to determine what, if anything, was the problem. The results came back that Paul had problems with his sperm and because of this, the percentage for having our own child was low. I remember Dr. Sweet reassuring us by saying that perhaps Paul had simply "had a bad-hair-day".

After discussing our options with Dr. Sweet, we decided to go forward with Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) with clomiphene citrate. Our first two inseminations were unsuccessful and I can tell you it was very discouraging; however, we kept having faith that we would have a baby someday. Finally, two and a half years after our decision to have children, we became pregnant via IUI. Because of Dr. Sweet and his staff, we have a beautiful, healthy son named Corey.

One thing I must stress about trying to have a baby or going through these procedures is you have to keep the faith. I remember being stressed every month wondering if we were pregnant and finding another failure. After the IUI that produced Corey, I remember thinking and feeling that what will be will be and not dwelling on whether I was pregnant or not. I had resolved myself to the fact that we might not have a baby of our own but that we had plenty of love to give to someone else's child.

Again, thank you to Dr. Sweet and the staff of Specialists in Reproductive Medicine & Surgery. We look forward to coming back for our next child.

Sincerely,

Deborah Heinrich