Mothers’ day (I never seem to quite know where to place the apostrophe) is one of those holidays I dreaded when I was TTC. I only...
I joined the online group Baby&Bump in January 2010. At the time, I had been trying to conceive for over a year, and desperately needed to...
Oh, the joys of being a member of this “fun” club! And so many of us are esteemed members. Especially for those of us constantly on...
“Everything looks fine, but there is a partial blockage of the left tube” was the verdict after my first hysteroscopy, five months into my marriage. Everything...
Oh the very many wonderful things I did when I was trying to conceive! We women that have been on that road have pretty much tried...
Since I started this page last year, I have dedicated the 3rd article every month to IVF chatter. Following some interesting conversations I have had recently,...
People always ask me how I am able to freely discuss my fertility issues. Many are surprised at how readily I share that we had our...
We are having children later…and that’s a fact. This is primarily because we are marrying much later than was considered the norm as recently as a...
In 1996, there was an extended ASUU strike that led to a mass exodus from a lot of Nigerian universities. When the strike was called off,...
I was numb with shock when I started spotting. No, this absolutely could not be. It was the day before my blood test at the clinic...
The first time I heard about fibroids was in March 1996, when my childhood icon, May Mofe-Damijo (nee Ellen-Ezekiel) died from complications related to fibroid surgery....
PCOS….Polycystic Ovary Syndrome….an acronym I had never even heard about as recently as 7 years ago. I breezed through my teenage years, and the better part...
There is no woman on a bigger mission than she who is trying to conceive. I realized this first hand. Her every breathing, waking, and even...
Christmas has always been my favorite holiday. The lights, the carols, the general anticipation in the air. I have loved it since I was a kid....
Opting for assisted reproduction was not an easy decision for me. I absolutely did not want to even consider anything like that, as I was convinced...
It’s a song and dance…that two week wait. Before you know it, another one rolls by, and you have to decide how to deal with it...
There are few things in life as fragile as the male ego. Men like to think they are strong and virile…and what bigger attack on their...
I have the unshakable opinion that selecting your gynaecologist is one of the biggest choices you have to make in life, right up there with choosing...
Dear IVF Newbie, If I’m correct, you have just come to the decision to try IVF after a few months, maybe even years, of infertility. You...
“Oh my God!!! I’m so happy for you! What fantastic news! You and your husband must be thrilled!!” These are the words some of us would...
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