A couple who spent £20,000 on fertility treatment finally conceived thanks to a controversial treatment involving egg yolk and soya. Cathy Garvey and her partner Dan Bowley spent six years trying for a baby. Four rounds of IVF treatment failed, leaving the couple, from Birmingham, heartbroken. But they finally achieved success after trying a new technique being pioneered in Britain. Cathy Garvey and her partner Dan Bowley spent six years trying for a baby. After four unsuccessful rounds of IVF and £20,000 they eventually succeeded thanks to a pioneering treatment involving egg yolk and soya Called intravenous intralipid therapy, it is made from soya bean oil, egg yolk, glycerin and water and administered through an IV drip.
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Cathy Garvey and her partner Dan Bowley spent six years trying for a baby
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Had four unsuccessful rounds of IVF, including one miscarriage
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Doctors eventually discovered Ms Garvey's body was 'immune' to pregnancy
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This meant 'killer cells' were attacking any embryos placed inside her
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Said IV mixture containing egg yolk and soy could keep these cells at bay
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So-called intralipid treatment enabled Ms Garvey to conceive baby Joseph
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