I struggled to pay for fertility treatments until I found a public grant. I paid just $7,500 for a full round of IVF.

The author originally paid for her fertility treatments out of pocket. Courtesy of Danielle Elliot I'm a single woman who wanted to be a mother, so I paid for my fertility treatments out of pocket. That was until I learned about a New York State grant that helped share the costs of IVF. I paid $7,500 for the round of IVF, not including sperm costs, and now I'm a mother. I tried avoiding the high costs of IVF for as long as possible. Instead, I tried a less expensive fertility treatment. Wit...