Keegan Prue loves being a dad. He and his wife Olivia are proud parents to Eliza and Sadie.

"It means obviously just so much more, given what we've been through," said Prue. "I think everybody just assumes maybe that having kids is something that's going to happen. And I did not expect to go through all the difficulties that we did."

After seven months of trying to conceive naturally, the Prues sought help from specialists. That began a years-long journey of testing and treatments and, Keegan says, a really trying time for them.

"Most of the really hard work of infertility treatment, unfortunately, falls on the female partner," said Prue. "But at the same time, you're still going through that emotional toll and all of that difficulty. And so I thought it was really important to put something out there that would be a resource for the men and the partnership to understand both how to support themselves, but also how to support their partners."

With IVF rights in jeopardy in other parts of the nation, Keegan said they feel fortunate to be on the other side of their journey. 

"It's a frightening time to think that this service that so many people rely on to, to grow their families and who don't go down that path unless they're really committed to growing a really loving family environment," said Prue. "It's scary to think that there could be any threat to to this."

Keegan journaled their journey, collecting tips and resources he could share with other prospective parents. His book, The IVF Dad, came out in July 2022.

"There's so many people going through this, you know, nobody is alone," said Prue. "If you're going through infertility and there's a community out there to support you, there are resources to support you. Please go and access those resources because it will help you on the really difficult journey."

While their path to parenthood was tough, he wants decision makers to understand just how valuable infertility treatment is.

"I really try to be just so grateful every day for just having them here, seeing the girls smile and play and learn and grow," said Prue. "It's a really special gift just because we didn't know if we were going to have that."