While I have received compensation for this post from Fertility Planit, all opinions are my own.
Our #StorkStory
Candace- We were recently asked by Fertility Planit to conduct a product review on The Stork OTC. We love to do reviews because it gives us a chance to learn about new products and share them with you! Oh, and then there’s the added bonus of a giveaway for us to toss a The Stork OTC out there to one lucky someone to try it out. Uh hem, maybe you, so read on…
With any review, we are honest and candid in our feedback because it is important to us that you, the one reading this review get just that, a honest, non-biased male and female review. So here it goes.
It’s good to start with how we entered this infertile abyss. For those who have been tracking along throughout the years, sorry for the ol’ repeater, it’ll be short I promise. We tried and tried and tried and … repeat that sentence for 7 years. Let’s break it down like this:
The Naive Years: Enter in bedroom acrobatics that would rival any infertility circus. A bathroom trashcan of disappointment that overflowed with OPKs, negative pregnancy tests and snotty tissues and the naivety that next month will be THE ONE that I see double lines.
The Awakening: These were dark times my friends. The great purge of our bank account began along with our sexual privacy and the hopes of natural conception. 6 IUI’s, 6 IVF’s, a ridiculous amount of surgeries and the final closure to my ability to carry a pregnancy caught for all to see on National TV.
The Hopeful Ages: I had a hysterectomy. Cancer was in my foreseeable future so that was the end of that. We remained hopeful and became parents through surrogacy. It was worth every bit of the circuitous path above.
OK, so Candace and Chris how on Earth can you do a review for a product that is now obsolete for you? Good question. Here’s my response, it’s all about knowing your options and that you have a choice. It is amazing how in just 7 years things can change. The Stork OTC would have been one of those I would have absolutely tried. In a heartbeat. Here are a few reasons why:
The Stork OTC is kinda like an Uber but instead of carting drunk folks around it helps the sperm hitch a ride to where it needs to be dodging all of the dangerous vagi-terrain in the process. It is convenient, necessarily awkward at first because it is a new environment, and it gets folks where they need to go quickly. I’m a fan of Uber so therefore the concept of The Stork makes good sense to me.
This is what it looks like:
OK, so I will preempt by saying yeah, this could get interesting. BUT for someone who has spent some serious time in the very clinical stirrups of a fertility clinic, The Stork OTC would be a way less invasive option both physically and financially.
Pro’s
- Natchy and drug-free
- FDA cleared
- For use in the privacy of your humble abode
- Cheaper alternative (because ART is not cheap)
Con’s :
- This will not be the answer for all infertility diagnosis (or I would totally be pregnant right now)
- It’s not free. BUT man that would be cool right? Storks for all!
- There is a condom device. If you’ve been TTC or married for a while you’re probably asking yourself, “what is a condom?”
Who should use The Stork OTC?
- Couples who are trying to conceive AND those couples who are “planners” (you know who you are {squinting eyes at you})
- Male factor patients of low sperm count/motility
- Couples who prefer private options and may want to keep bedroom activities in the bedroom and out of the clinic.
- Those who are not ready to take the next step into ART (IUI, IVF etc.)
Videos Rock. Here’s a visual on how this works.
Here is the male thoughts on the Stork OTC:
Chris- Okay, Candace showed me this stuff and I was like, “Uhmmm … what goes where?” But, after seeing the video it all kind of made sense. I associated it with giving the sperm a “yellow brick road” to follow (insert inappropriate Dorothy comment here). At the very least, I thought that this would be a great new way for couples struggling with infertility to walk a few steps further down an already difficult road.
It is a bit awkward, kinda thick condom to wear with the man nectar-collector (not yet copyrighted but it should be) at the end, but I get it. We gotta get those soldiers to the front line. We are literally working to storm enemy lines of a vaginal stronghold and anything that can get a few more sperm to that promised land of a follicle, I think is awesome. So, I am calling this awkward but exciting. Awkward in that there is now a bit of apparatus attached to your man-junk … and a bit of apparatus that is delivered into your lady-friend, but Man, it is exciting to think that this could be the smoking gun to overcome fertility issues and provide you with the family you dream about.
Will it be an exciting bedroom toy … no. Does it have the potential to enable your bedroom to be invaded by a toddler that just woke up from a nightmare … yes. If it brings hope in a seemingly endless road of disappointment, then it is getting my vote. Although we know a stork didn’t bring us our family, I truly hope that it is because of The Stork that you have yours.
Let’s talk about it… on Twitter! Chat it up with us on Thursday, June 16th at 9pm EST.
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RAFFLECOPTER: This giveaway will start : 6/16/2016 at 12 am and will end 6/30/ 2016 at midnight. (US residents only)
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Great review! I’m sharing this post on my “hope during infertility” fb page tomorrow. 🙂
THANK YOU SO MUCH for the share and for your feedback!!!