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Former TVNZ newsreader, journalist and weather presenter Louise Pagonis wishes the lipiodol treatment had been available when she was trying for her second child.
Louise had no trouble conceiving her first child, Oliver, now aged 15, when she was 38.
But she had to endure 17 fertility treatments and five miscarriages before giving birth a second time. And even then the pregnancy was far from straightforward.
Louise needed emergency surgery to prevent a premature delivery at 25 weeks. William was born healthy and happy three months later in March 1999.
A decade on, the Auckland media coach says she will never forget those years desperately trying for a child.
That's why she supports the Nurture Foundation, a charity funding research into reproductive health, including Dr Neil Johnson's lipiodol study. Nurture's goal is to help the one in six couples who have fertility problems.
Next Sunday, Mother's Day, Louise and William will support Nurture's Run 4 Mums event at Auckland's Cornwall Park.
People will walk or run to raise money for the charity from 8.30am, before a picnic and entertainment at One Tree Hill Domain with music and entertainment for kids.
www.nurture.org.nz
