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...
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...
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...
Getting Pregnant after Cancer Treatment
For most women that have been declared cancer-free, getting pregnant is usually the next thing on their mind, especially if they are within the...
An overview of Cancer and Infertility
The rise in cases of cancer in adults, as well as children in Kenya, has left many worried about its effects on one’s reproductive...
Causes of infertility in Kenyan men
In Kenya, it is common to find that women get blamed more than men for the inability to bear children. It is not unusual...
Abortion: Can it cause infertility?
Abortions that are carried out on women in Kenya are either medically sanctioned or done in unlicensed backstreet clinics. Typically, an abortion that is...
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...
General Causes of Infertility
There are several causes of infertility. For a couple to conceive and carry a pregnancy, the following parts of the reproductive system must be...
Popular Articles
Lactational Amenorrhea Method (LAM)
This method works as frequent suckling decreases the secretion of GnRF (gonadotropin-releasing factor) by the hypothalamus. This, in turn, suppresses the anterior pituitary glands...
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...
Emergency Contraception
It’s no secret that many young Kenyan ladies misuse emergency contraceptives, commonly known as the ‘morning after’ pill. As a result, a good number...
