Getting Pregnant

Pregnancy is a divine moment for every woman and a joy to every woman – longing for the day they will hold their little one. In getting pregnant there are several crucial things couples need to consider and prepare.

As a couple you will need to visiting the doctor (preconception visit) before trying to conceive, particularly those on their first baby, or with underlying health concerns or problems. It is best to schedule the appointment at least three months before to leave enough time for any vaccines required.

Basics Of Good Nutrition

Good nutrition is the building blocks of a healthy body. You are what you eat. Nutrition for conception involves eating healthy and well-balanced meals...

Hormonal Contraceptive Methods

Hormonal Contraceptive Methods prevent pregnancy by interfering with ovulation, fertilization, and/or implantation of the fertilized egg. Oral Contraceptives — Combined pill (“The pill”) The pill contains the...

Fibroids: Can they Cause Infertility?

Uterine fibroids are a common problem among women in Kenya that are within the childbearing bracket. The main reason for this is the delayed...

Infections and Infertility in Kenya

Infertility is often the last thing on the mind of couples in Kenya that are trying to get pregnant. In most cases, delayed conception...

Nutrition for Conception

Most women will change their feeding habits the minute that they find out that they are pregnant. However, research shows that your pre-conception diet...

Fertility Treatment Options 2

SURGERY  Before getting surgery, insist on an appropriate infertility work­up for both partners before proceeding with surgery. This is to ensure that you do not...

Fertility Awareness and Ovulation Monitoring

Pinpointing your actual day of ovulation, or more important, knowing when you enter your peak (the 6-day fertile window), can increase your chances of...

Prevention of Infertility

Some strategies for prevention of infertility: 1)    Take precautions (such as the use of condoms) to avoid sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). STDs, particularly gonorrhoea and...

How to Preserve Fertility in Women Before Cancer Treatments

Cancer is a dreaded disease with many people in Kenya considering the diagnosis as a death sentence. However, with the availability of treatment locally...

Infertility and Contraceptives

Many Kenyan women that are of childbearing age opt to use contraceptives to prevent pregnancy. The narrative is common among women from across the...

Fertility Treatment Options 1

There are two fertility treatment options. • One treatment approach correct factors that cause infertility e.g. surgery. If they work, infertility should be reversed and...

Birth Control Methods Without Contraceptives

There is no ‘perfect’ or ‘best’ method of birth control as each method has its advantages and disadvantages.  You and your partner need to...

Irregular periods and conception

Irregular periods manifest in various ways with some women in Kenya, missing them for a few months and others have extended cycles. If your...
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