Word Matters
BLOGGING
An up close and personal look at the secret life of embryos.
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​When a couple is faced with the option of in vitro fertilisation (IVF), it is likely that all other significant measures to conceive have failed. In such an instance, I want to do everything possible within my control to ensure that every step of the IVF process is done right.
Knowing Why: Root causes of infertility
Infertility can be caused by a single issue or a culmination of a few issues. In seeking treatment, it is important to help couples identify the root cause of infertility. This enables possible options to be drawn out and via constructive discussions, help couples derive solutions that they are comfortable with.
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Couples who undergo fertility treatments face physical and psychological demands that can be disconcerting and unsettling. Worse still, societal prejudices can make infertility, as prevalent as it is, the loneliest club to belong to. In this casual conversation, Dr Navdeep Singh Pannu, Medical Director of TMC Fertility and Women’s Specialist Centre and Dr Arifah Binti Mohd Amin, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist (with special interest in Nutritional and Integrative Medicine)  share their extensive experience and lend their professional insights into how good nutrition forms the building blocks that positively impacts one’s journey towards building a family.
Described by Italian doctor Antonio Vallisneri in 1721, the exact causes of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) are not known, but it is postulated that environmental, lifestyle and familial factors may predispose a woman to get PCOS. However, with the option of treatments that improve ovulation alongside lifestyle alterations, women who have PCOS may be able to get pregnant.
In medical school, I was taught how to deal with various emergencies. This included situations that involved endemics, epidemics and pandemics. Even with that knowledge in hand, I never would have fathomed that I would witness a pandemic of such gargantuan proportions in my lifetime.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) reports, that the Covid-19 virus has afflicted almost 2 million people and caused the untimely deaths of over 100,000 individuals. Amidst these monumental figures are many whom have recovered, a distinct and present sign that there is hope.
For the 7 over billion people on planet Earth, the year 2020 will be anything but normal. However, in spite of quarantines, the pandemic has done more in this year than the last one hundred to bring us together as one global nation. As the year closes, Dr Navdeep shares his conviction on preserving fertility for the nation as he reinstates his firm and steadfast belief that nobody is infertile.