Barbados Fertility Centre Blog

The joy of being a donor egg coordinator
I was asked one day if I enjoy my job, my instant response was “Definitely!” I get to help create families, which for me has to be the best job ever.
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Finding Common Ground with IVF When Women Are From Venus and Men… Mars.
My grandmother always used to say if she could make it past June she could make it through the year. The older I get the more I understand statements like this.
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Infertility – The Emotional Side
I have been doing Infertility Counselling with patients of the Barbados Fertility Centre (BFC) for the past 10 years. In that time, I have worked with thousands of individuals and couples who have shared their struggles with me.
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Getting Through Mother’s Day With Infertility
It’s that time of year again when it feels like the whole nation is off with their family to celebrate Mother’s Day, but for some women, whose only wish is to be a Mother, it is a very painful and difficult day to get through.
Infertility is not only a medical condition, but also an incredibly emotional journey that can consume decades of a woman’s life. I wanted to...
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‘Listen Up’ this National Infertility Awareness Week
The theme for National Infertility Awareness Week this year is “Listen Up”. What it means to me as a person who has witnessed the journey of thousands of couples with infertility.
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#ListenUp. Egg Freezing – For women who wish to delay pregnancy
As we embrace National Infertility Awareness Week, with the theme #listen up, we invite you to learn more about Egg Freezing
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#ListenUp. Egg Donation Brings Hope to Older, Childless Couple.
When 45-year-old Cara Lyons found out she was pregnant after undergoing IVF at Barbados Fertility Centre, there were no big hurrahs or grand celebrations.
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In Conversation with Dr. Juliet Skinner and Anna Hosford: The Story of How Barbados Fertility Centre (BFC) Began
A conversation with Dr. Juliet Skinner and Anna Hosford, co-founders of the JCI accredited Barbados Fertility Centre on the 15th anniversary of its creation
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Are you hiding from Mother’s Day?
That time is here again when the whole country is off with their family to celebrate Mothering Sunday, but for some women it is a very painful and difficult day to get through, especially if your only wish is to be a Mother.
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What does the Mayo Clinic, John Hopkins Hospital and Barbados Fertility Centre have in common?
All of them are accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI), whose Gold Seal means that BFC is not just best in class, but also among the best in the world.
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Endometriosis and Fertility
Endometriosis is often a painful disorder, in which tissue that normally lines the inside of the uterus — the endometrium — grows outside the uterus. Endometriosis most commonly involves ovaries, bowel or the tissue lining the pelvis.
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Pregnancy At 50, What’s Possible and What’s Not.
Society norms have changed immensely over the decades. For women, their wish is not like ‘grandma’s’ which was to get married and have kids early.
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