Infertility

The #1 non-escapable cultural burden women face. — In many places, women get blamed because we live in a patriarchal society. Sophie has been trying to conceive for the past five years since she married. She tried every traditional and English medication to help her conceive, but all were in vain. She lives in shame and depression from…

I read a post today on Linkedin from a woman who excitedly shared the news that she was expecting. She also shared the heartbreak she had experienced losing a child just hours after it was born and the years of infertility treatment that included invitro fertilization or IVF as well…

Infertility is no joke, but funny things can happen to ease the pain — When we first started our long journey in the medical world of conception, we were heartbroken. No one wants to conceive in such a sterile and planned environment. But, we really wanted to be parents. Little did we know that there can actually be funny things when you decide to…

Right in front of me. — I had heard of infertility horror stories, but I never thought I’d experience one. It was a sad day. Miscarriage number four had left my body. At only 8 weeks and 2 days along, the gestational sac remained fully intact. Something I had never experienced with the previous losses. My…

I was a master of disguise — Discussing miscarriages and infertility was considered taboo for a long time. It’s only recently that people have started to share their grief and stories. It took me years to tell people what was once going on. I lost 5 babies before having 2 healthy children. I had early recurrent miscarriages…