More than 100 patients who had eggs and embryos frozen at a leading clinic have been told they may have been damaged due to a fault in the freezing process. The clinic, at Guy’s Hospital in London, said it may have unwittingly used some bottles of a faulty freezing solution in September and October 2022.…
Top practitioners of In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF)/Assisted Reproductive Technique (ART) in Nigeria have dismissed studies that babies born through IVF are more susceptible to cancer, infertility and other degenerative diseases. They also dismissed a report published, last week, that suggests, to survive the harsh economy, Nigerian youths have resorted to selling their male and female…
In-vitro fertilization, or IVF, had never crossed my mind until a year ago. IVF, or infertility at all, was not a topic that had really come up with my friends or family. I had never done a television story about it, and it was not a topic anyone really spoke about openly. I am now…
In low-resource settings such as Nigeria, accessing basic assisted reproductive technology treatments can be challenging or impossible for many couples who want to conceive. Many fear the negative consequences of childlessness resulting from societal pressure. Couples who cannot conceive often experience emotional and psychological trauma. Sadly, societal norms dictate that the woman is the cause of the infertility,…
What is donor conception? Donor conception is the process of having a baby using donated sperm, eggs or embryos through self-insemination or fertility treatment such as IVF. Sometimes it involves surrogacy, too. Donor conception involves a donor (the person donating sperm, eggs or an embryo) and recipient parent(s) who receive the donation. A child born…
This article shares stories of some women going through Infertility in Nigeria. It provides an insight to some of the challenges faced by many who are experiencing difficulty while trying to conceive and have children. For many women battling infertility, as the late Mrs. Ibidun Ighodalo, the struggle to get pregnant naturally or through assisted…
Recently, there was news about a 68year old Nigerian woman who with the help of IVF was able to conceive and give birth to twins in April 2020. This news further created awareness about Assisted Reproductive Technology. My hope is news like this will generate more conversations about Infertility and the struggles that many individuals…
