Boston Aesthetician Helps Clients With IVF Injections, Hoping To Ease Stress Of Infertility Treatments

CBS Boston

July 7, 2025 / 6:53 AM EDT

Research shows that one out of every eight couples in the U.S. will struggle with infertility. It's part of the reason why IVF is on the rise, up 11% within the last two years. But mixing medicine and self-injecting hormones is one of the most stressful and unpleasant parts of the process.

Boston nurse practitioner Alexa Nicholls Costa wants to help couples struggling with infertility by assisting with the numerous injections that are part of in vitro fertilization.

"Just being aware of how kind of crazy it is that we send boxes of medications to patients going through fertility treatments who have never picked up a syringe before. It's a little crazy to think about from the patient perspective," board-certified nurse practitioner Costa said.

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