Fertility clinics have successfully frozen embryos for more than 30 years, since an infant girl named Zoe became the first child born from a frozen embryo in Melbourne, Australia in 1984. Since then, embryo cryopreservation technology has helped bring hundreds of thousands of babies into the world, with…
I still very vividly remember that time, about 9 years ago when I first received a correspondence from a lovely couple David and Matt Barclay. Back then, this sweet couple already were parents to a 4 year old boy, Aidan, and they were looking to have another child…
“A baby is something you carry inside you for nine months, in your arms for three years, and in your heart until the day you die.” ~ Mary Mason If there is any bigger takeaway that I can share with you all, throughout my journey as an Embryologist…
At Global Fertility Solution, our vision has always been to promote an approach to fertility treatment which offers the best chance of success and reduces the emotional, physical and financial burden associated with Assisted Reproductive Therapies. It is a certain kind of joy and immense satisfaction knowing that…
“The balancing act of motherhood and a career, and being a wife, is something that I don’t think I’ll ever perfect, but I love the challenge of it.” – Kerri Walsh Jennings, Professional Olympic Athlete and Mother of 3 kids! Statistically speaking in the late 1980s, the average…
Over the last week, I am sure you all might have had so many questions, concerns, and even doubts about the term “egg-freezing” – mentioned in my last blog. Also with the advent of technology and our dear “Google”, many of you may have even researched details about…
“Our lives begin to end the day we remain silent about the things that matter.” ~ Martin Luther King Jr. The journey of an embryologist, such as mine, has witnessed its own share of good and not so good experiences, especially in a multi-cultural and at times fanatically…
“It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.” — Madeleine Albright It was just a few weeks ago, when the offline and online world was erupting with celebrations for “International Women’s Day”…
One of the most common questions being asked to anyone is “What do you do? What is your occupation?” Generally, it is a simple answer – doctor, engineer, banker, teacher, pharmacist, designer etc. For me, it’s never been simple, as when I answer “Embryologist”, it is almost always…
