Laura Vandervoort Bravely Opens Up About IVF Journey: ‘This is Our Final Round’

After an exhausting three years of trying to start a family, Laura Vandervoort says she and her fiancé Adam Coates have decided to give in vitro fertilization (IVF) one final try. The Hallmark actress, who last starred in 2023’s hit “Miracle in Bethlehem, PA” opposite Benjamin Ayres and just finished filming a new holiday movie, bravely opened up to her fans on May 1, 2025.

Captioning a time lapse video of giving herself injections and undergoing procedures as part of the invitro fertilization process, Vandervoort, 40, wrote, “We have just completed our 4th IVF round with the retrieval yesterday. The waiting game now begins.”

Fans Rally Around Laura Vandervoort as She Shares Video of Daily Injections

Engaged to Coates since September 2023, Vandervoort shared in her vulnerable post, “I think we can say we are basically pros at this point when it comes to IVF injections, medications, procedures and the excruciatingly long waiting process.”

Expressing gratitude for those who have followed their journey, the “Smallville” alum wrote, “Thanks to everyone who has been supportive of us going through these cycles. 3 years of injections and appointments … we’ve decided that this is our final round.”

Vandervoort added, “It is helpful to us to know we have done everything in our power to give it the best chance and the rest is out of our hands.”

IVF is a “complex series of procedures that can lead to pregnancy,” according to the Mayo Clinic. Mature eggs are removed from a woman’s ovaries and fertilized with sperm in a lab, per Mayo, and the resulting embryos are placed inside the uterus. Before this process, most women receive hormone shots of hormones that help their eggs develop.

Hundreds of friends and fans rallied around Vandervoort in the comment section of her post, including one who wrote, “Sending you all the positive energy and my best wishes. No matter what happens, I’m cheering for you with all my heart. Your courage in sharing such a personal moment is admirable and touching. I hope you feel surrounded by love, strength, and support, even from afar. You are an inspiration! You are incredible! ❤️”

Another shared, “Having done it myself, IVF is a tough and draining path to travel. Wishing you all the luck and positivity 🍀🙏”

Laura Vandervoort Disclosed Her IVF Journey in January 2025, Hoping to Help Others Going Through Similar Trials

Vandervoort first shared about her and Coates’ IVF journey in late January, writing on Instagram at the time, “I have thought long and hard about sharing this. Wanting to be private. But the longer we have spent in this process, the more it frustrated and saddened me that more people don’t talk about it. That more people don’t share their stories to help others through it. It’s so common and nothing to be ashamed of.”

The “Playing Cupid” star opened up about what an emotional rollercoaster the process and desire to get pregnant can be, sharing, “Regardless of the scientific fact that so much is out of our control, we as women feel like we aren’t enough, we are inadequate… that something is wrong with us as women. This feeling swirls around in our bodies and minds which makes the process even more difficult.”

“It often feels like a solo experience, injections, pills, monitoring appointments….blood draw after blood draw, ultrasound after ultrasound for three years straight,” Vandervoort continued. “So much of this process is just put upon the women. Our partners (if you choose to have one) often feel useless and wish they could take on more of the process. Adam did everything possible to help during the good and bad times. I couldn’t have asked for a better partner to lift me up for the past several years.”

Vandervoort shared that she’d silently suffered through the trials and tribulations of failed IVF rounds, including playing a new mom in “Miracle in Bethlehem, PA,” reminding people that they never know what someone else is going through.

“So we share our story as it is still in motion in hopes of others feeling seen and heard,” she wrote. “In hopes of others knowing they aren’t alone and in hope that others educate themselves and grow as people around IVF & what it truly means.”

Other Hallmark stars have also shared their own IVF journeys over the last year. New mom Torrey DeVitto revealed in July 2024 that she got pregnant through IVF and described how difficult the process was for her. Meanwhile, Taylor Cole shared on April 26 how hard her own journey to get pregnant has been, noting that “if sharing my journey can bring even one person a little bit of comfort, or help someone feel seen in their own struggle, then it’s more than worth it.”