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My IVF Journey: The Hidden Infection You NEED to Know #shorts

9 Jun 2026 · 0 min

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In this short personal testimony, Dr. Tabatha Barber recounts her repeated IVF embryo implantation failures and the appearance of brown bleeding after cycles, which she recognized as a possible sign of infection. Determined not to waste more embryos, she requested a surgical evaluation. Her reproductive endocrinologist confirmed that the upper pole of her uterus—where embryos had been transferred—was inflamed with endometritis, a lingering infection stemming from a prior chorioamnionitis episode. This diagnosis explained the implantation failures and highlighted the importance of investigating hidden uterine infections during IVF.

I said, okay, I guess I'll put that hypothesis to rest. But these embryos kept failing. And so I got to the point where I said I had brown bleeding after my cycles, and brown bleeding can be a sign that there is an underlying infection. So I said, open me up. I can't keep wasting these embryos. Like, I've got to figure this out. And I'll never forget that reproductive endocrinologist came back to me and said, you were right. You were right. The upper pole of my uterus where they were deploying all those embryos with IVF was totally inflamed. I had endometritis as a result of that prior chorioamnionitis infection.