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REPLAY: Your questions about in vitro fertilization answered

Couples struggling to conceive often turn to in vitro fertilzation, but the process is not easy or inexpensive. Our parenting columnist Tenille Bonoguore takes your questions about IVF and the Ontario government's new plan to help fund it.

Join CBC K-W parenting columnist Tenille Bonoguore in our live chat at 8:00 a.m. Wednesday

Couples struggling to conceive oftenturn to in vitro fertilization for help and until last week in Ontario, that option was extremely expensive.

Now the Ontario government is proposing to pay for one cycle of IVF for women trying to conceive, starting in early 2015.

However, that does notcover the cost of drugs and services associated with IVF, or further rounds of the treatment.

By comparison, Quebec pays for three to six rounds of IVF, as well as the associated drugs.

At 7:40 a.m.on The Morning Edition we'll hear from our parenting columnist Tenille Bonoguoreabout what this announcement means for families in Ontario and her own personal experiences with IVF.

Whether it's the time, the money, the commitment orthe chance it could fail on the first (or second or third) round, IVF is notan easy experience for couples hoping to be parents.Tenille will answer your questions about IVF here in our live chat starting at 8:00 a.m. .

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