The IVF Blueprint: Everything You Need to Know About In Vitro Fertilization, Egg Freezing, and Embryo Transfer

by Abby Eblen MD MSHS, Carrie Bedient MD, Susan Hudson MD MBA

336 pages, Hardcover

Published September 23, 2025

Reviews

[Emma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Anyone who is planning on doing IVF this book is so helpful to prepare you for what you and your partners lives will look like during that time. I will definitely be going back and referencing many things in this book!

This book helped so much with my anxiety of having questions that needed answering and not enough time to get all of them at doctor’s appointments.

[Richard Henke · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super informative! Made the science of IVF very approachable for all audiences. A great tool to have before starting an IVF journey. Can also be used in any part of the process. After reading, IVF feels less daunting, and hearing the success statistics makes me hopeful for my families future journey.

[Becca · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is one that I am so grateful for - this book is amazing and has been an absolute wealth of knowledge as I go through IVF. From answering questions, to giving me an idea about what to expect I truly appreciate the insight in this book. The clinical knowledge is laid out in such a way that it makes perfect sense and I love that it's not overly morose and dire (as IVF can feel!) - facts are just facts, but here's what can be done. Breaking it down into sections - so I only read what was needed at the time, really helped with my journey and I know that I will be coming back to this book often depending on where we are at in our journey.

Beyond grateful for Little Brown Spark sending me this copy in exchange for my honest review.

[Kirsten Carpenter · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read for anyone going through the IVF process or someone who is close to a loved one going through it. All other IVF books out there that I could find were anecdotal accounts written by people who had been through the process which has a place but is not what I was looking for. I appreciate that this is a book actually written by REIs and caters to a variety of responses and situations, not just one individual experience.

I also highly recommend their podcast!

[Kate Gantner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book, full of good reference information! Highlighted and bookmarked a few pages to look back on when we start our IVF journey.

[Marina · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was very excited to read this book after being an avid listener to the podcast. It came at the perfect time as I’m about to head into my first embryo transfer. As a girlie who likes to be prepared this book is what I needed. Thank you!

[Kristina Ranney]

Better suited for those who haven’t started IVF at all. This explains the whole process perfectly but I was looking for more regarding the transfer specifically, and how to improve chances. However this was just the technical process, nothing beyond that.

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Freshly published, up to-date, and a breeze to read. I feel like having read it once, I will be picking this back up many times to review different sections over the next few months.