Child Granting Flower Catching Ceremony (“求花”): A Ritual for Couples Hoping to Have A Baby

8pm on the night of Yuan Xiao Jie (元宵节) is not a particularly momentous occasion for many. For couples gathered at Beo Shan Hood Chor Temple at Race Course Road…

Have PCOS & Trying To Conceive? Here’s What You Need To Know

If your periods are irregular, and you have been trying to conceive without success, it might help to check whether you have Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). Caused by hormonal imbalances…

Praying to Zhu Sheng Niang Niang (注生娘娘) for a Baby

No, it’s not limited to the older generation — even young childless couples visit temples to pray that the deities will grant them a healthy baby. Zhu Sheng Niang Niang…

10 TCM Tips to Improve Your Fertility and Have a Baby

If you have been trying to have a baby for a while, without success, it can be hard to face each new day with hope and optimism. You question your…

Trying to Conceive in Singapore: When Is It Time for IVF?

Having witnessed countless in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) procedures over 30 years of his career, Thomson Fertility Centre’s chief embryologist Dr Ethiraj Balaji Prasath has seen it all when it comes to…

10 Fertility & Baby-Making Truths (That Actually Matter) if you are Trying to Get Pregnant

Trying to get pregnant can sometimes feel like navigating a maze with a blindfold on. One auntie swears by standing on your head after sex. Another insists you “just relax.”…

10 Things to Know about Uterine Fibroids, and How they may affect your Periods, Pregnancy, and Fertility

Whether they are as small as a grain of rice, or as big as a melon, hearing that you have fibroids can spark fear. Are they cancerous? What if I…

I have PCOS. How Can I Improve My Chances of Getting Pregnant?

If your periods are irregular, and you have been trying to conceive without success, you might want to check whether you have Polycystic ovary syndrome or PCOS. This is caused…

Boost Fertility, Safeguard Pregnancy & Have a Dragon Baby with TCM!

Amid Singapore’s declining fertility rate, many couples here still wish to conceive. And soon, so that they can give birth within the auspicious Year of the Dragon. After all, a…

11 Mum-tested Fertility Massage Services in Singapore

Newsflash! Singapore’s fertility rate is at an all-time low, with over one in six couples failing to conceive after trying for one year. Hence, in a space that supports the…

Is Female Sexual Dysfunction (FSD) making it hard for you to have sex and get Pregnant?

Low sexual desire. Rarely reaching orgasm. These were the two most common (out of six) sexual disorders that women in Singapore reported in a 2021 KKH study on women who…

Update on Male Fertility in Singapore

Still think it’s taboo for a ‘real man’ to talk about reproduction? Heads up, we’re in 2023 now and male infertility — defined as the inability for a male to…

Fertility and Baby-making Facts: 10 Truths you Need to Know about Getting Pregnant

Does having normal periods mean you are fertile? Will lying on your back with your legs in the air give sperm the best shot at reaching their target? If you…

From Infertility to Adoption & Becoming a Mum at 40

Founder and director of Relish PR, Rachel Raeburn, spent her twenties exploring the world as a flight attendant. During that time, she met her husband-to-be, who was a fellow cabin…

10 Ways to Use Your CPF & MediSave for Your Family’s Healthcare Needs

Are you part of the ‘sandwich’ generation? This refers to working adults who support their ageing parents while raising a family. The burden can be quite heavy, especially when it…

Singapore to Legalise Elective Egg Freezing in 2023 – 5 Things You Need to Know

Have you heard? Starting next year, women from 21 to 35 years of age can undergo elective egg freezing in Singapore. Currently, women can only freeze their eggs for medical…

Fertility Massage Therapy Helped Her Conceive – Now She’s Helped 1,000 Other Women

Wendy Liu is a massage therapist specialising in fertility massage therapy, and founder of Highlander Wellness Centre. The cheerful 40-year-old is happily married and is proud mama to three children….

Trying To Conceive? Do these 5 Things before seeing a Fertility Doctor

This article was medically reviewed by Michael L. Eisenberg, M.D (M.D., Director of Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery. Associate Professor of the Department of Urology at Stanford University School of…

Condemned to Be Childless After Two Ectopic Pregnancies and IVF Fails – or So She Thought!

After enduring two devastating ectopic pregnancies followed by multiple unsuccessful rounds of IVF, entrepreneur Ong Shu Hwai finally made peace with the fact that she’d never have a child of…

Are you Pregnant? Check these 9 Early Signs of Pregnancy to find out

Are there early signs of pregnancy that can tell you if you are expecting even before you take a pregnancy test? Yes. A pregnancy test kit detects human chorionic gonadotrophin…

Trying for a Baby? Everything You Need is at Thomson Fertility Centre

Working on fertility issues is stressful for couples. If you’ve been on the TTC (trying-to-conceive) path, or are currently on it, you know how anxiety can trail you every step…

Genetic Carrier Screening in Singapore: What you need to know

What if you could know whether or not your future child carries the risk of being affected by a genetic disorder? Now, with genetic carrier testing, you can. Did you…

The Best Ways to Ensure IVF Success

Every IVF cycle brings with it hopes, dreams, and sometimes, failure. But there are ways to boost your chances of success when doing IVF. Here are some of them. Up…

12 Tips To Boost your Fertility and Get Pregnant Faster

So you’re planning to have a baby? Before you start trying, read on to find out what you need to know to ensure that you have the best chances of…

Fertility 101: What’s affecting your Baby-making abilities?

It’s easy to conceive a baby – if you and your partner are fertile. But how can you know if you are? Fertility is your ability to conceive and reproduce…

7 Common Fertility Problems that Couples in Singapore Face

You could “do it like they do on the Discovery Channel” every night and still have no baby after all that effort. What’s affecting your fertility? What can you do…

IVF in Singapore: Is It Getting More Affordable?

When you have been having issues trying for a baby, the decision as to whether or not to undergo IVF and other fertility treatments is usually a daunting one. In…

Dealing With Miscarriage

A miscarriage is defined as a pregnancy that fails to progress, resulting in the death and expulsion of the embroyo or foetus usually before 20 weeks of gestation. Miscarriage is probably one…

Surviving CNY While Coping with Infertility

Did you know that the stress and emotional turmoil that come along with being an infertile woman is equivalent to that experienced by a cancer patient? Yes, a Harvard Medical…

Male Infertility: What you need to know

When a couple is having trouble conceiving, the ‘problem’ could lie with either of them. A couple is considered as infertile if they have not conceived after 12 months of…

Choosing your Gynae: The Quest for Dr Right

As everyone who has ever visited a doctor knows, it’s not always hunky-dory from the get-go. Bedside manner, expertise, personality, cost of fee – there are so many factors involved….

Endometriosis: What You Need To Know

Endometriosis is a condition that affects a woman’s reproductive health. According to the KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital’s website, it is a common condition that affects about 10% of women…

Take Charge of Your Body: PCOS & Fertility

If you have been trying for a baby but have yet to be successful, you may want to check if you have a condition called Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). While…

A New Centre for Fertility

The Virtus Fertility Centre, which officially opened in Scotts Medical Centre yesterday, is a new fertility centre with Singapore’s first ISO accredited ‘clean room’ embryology laboratory, and an automated radio…

Gestational Diabetes: How I Cope

Does it happen to you, taking things for granted the second time round? In my case it’s my second pregnancy. When I was pregnant with E the first time round,…

Improve Your Chances of Conceiving

So the wedding has came and gone. You have support from your parents and the parents-in-law. Even government support has been increased. The only thing you need to do now…

8 considerations when choosing an Obstetrician

After testing positive for a pregnancy, the immediate concern of many first-time-mums is to find a good obstetrician. Given the many options available, the following considerations may help you to…

The ART of Making Babies

On 25 July 1978, Louise Joy Brown, better known as the world’s first test-tube baby, was born. She was the result of an experimental procedure called in vitro fertilisation (IVF),…

Safeguard Your Fertility

Studies have shown that one in six couples today has trouble conceiving and new research has resulted in the alarming news that women’s fertility begins to decline at age 27,…

Fertility Factor: When You Want A Baby

You’ve given up alcohol and caffeine, dropped the excess weight, and together with your spouse, been burning the midnight oil. The mission: To make a baby. It’s been months of…