Pregnancies are supposed to be a life event that brings forth spurts of unadulterated joy and absolute love for your precious one. Perhaps because of this, it also bore a wealth of guilt and sadness that can only be deemed heartbreaking. For those who have dreamt of...
Heavy periods followed with excruciating pain, debilitating cramps, and a bloated tummy – most women would often dismiss them as a bad case of menstrual symptoms without knowing that these red flags may be hints to something bigger: adenomyosis. Unfortunately,...
Some conditions are easy to deal with – out of sight, out of mind. Others, however, take every opportunity they can get to remind the individual of its existence. These types of conditions are not easy to deal with, and more often than not, will haunt one for...
Morning visits to the clinic, injecting yourself daily, monitoring your follicle production and praying that your body responds positively — infertility management is never an easy road to take. Compounded that with infertility in and of itself, you’re already...
Despite being part and parcel of the human experience, pregnancy does not come easy to many. Despite the many tries, there is no guarantee that it will be successful – even for those who have had a successful first pregnancy. There is a hidden phenomenon that is...
As the adage goes, nothing lasts forever. When it comes to fertility health, there is a collective understanding that fertility cannot stand the test of time. It declines as time goes on, taking a deep nosedive once an individual reaches 35 years of age. However,...
It is not uncommon to hear the term “the ticking biological clock,” when people discuss women’s fertility. Beyond the controversial nuances surrounding the term, it does hold a grain of truth. As women age, the quantity and quality of the ova (egg cells) will decline....
If you and your partner have been trying to have a family for some time now, there’s a high chance that you both just want to find out what’s the problem and look for immediate treatment. However, this isn’t a simple matter as it is a matter of your family planning....
What is In-Vitro Fertilisation? Where natural conception fails, an assistive reproductive technology (ART) like in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) can help improve a couple’s chances of having a child. That’s because it generally helps with fertilisation, embryo...
Fertility tests have long existed alongside various general health tests. But as more people, especially the younger generation like the millennials, tend to marry late, the trend of undergoing fertility tests has become a norm. While this has become a norm for the...