All names have been changed to protect patient privacy. Clinical details are shared with the patients’ consent.
In different parts of the world, in different homes, on different timelines, women carry the same quiet question.
Why am I going through this phase?
It is a question that often sits underneath everything else. Underneath busy routines, professional achievements, family responsibilities, and how complete life may look from the outside.
To the world, they may seem happy and moving forward. But within, there is a space that still waits and still hopes.
In April, at our clinic, some of those quiet hopes were answered. Some women conceived naturally. One conceived through IVF after a previous failed cycle. And one, who had been with us through pregnancy and pre-delivery preparation, delivered her baby.
For more on this, read our guide on Unexplained Infertility. This is the first of what we are turning into a recurring monthly feature. We will share what April held this time; next time, what May held; and so on. Each month has its own stories. Each story has its own pace.
None of these journeys were connected. The women lived in different cities. They had different conditions. They followed different paths. What they had in common was a decision to pause, prepare, and work with their bodies instead of rushing into the next medical step.
What follows is a glimpse of the journeys from this month, the ones the women were happy for us to share, not the whole of what April held. Here they are, in the order they unfolded.
Journey 1: Shalini, Salem · Endometriosis after two failed IUIs
When Shalini joined us, she had been trying to conceive for three years. A 4 cm endometriotic cyst, both ovaries stuck to the back of her uterus, two failed IUI cycles, and a clinical recommendation to start IVF before her egg reserve dropped further. On the side, she was managing psoriasis, which had become harder after she moved back to Salem from Bangalore.
Instead of moving straight into IVF, she chose to pause and prepare. Over the next few weeks, her nutrition was structured around her South Indian preferences with a strong anti-inflammatory focus. Her movement and yoga routine was aligned with what her body could actually sustain. Her sleep and stress were brought back into rhythm.
Within roughly 45 days, she conceived naturally. A follow-up scan showed her endometriotic cyst had reduced from 4 cm to around 2 cm. Her body had not only supported a pregnancy. It had also healed.
Read Shalini’s full story: Endometriosis: How Shalini Conceived After 2 Failed IUIs (with her actual lab reports, meals, and scan images)
If you have been told IVF is your next step, this is also a useful read: IUI vs IVF: When Do You Really Need It?
Journey 2: Swetha, Coimbatore · PCOS, obesity, and 8 years of waiting
Swetha’s journey was the longest of all the women here.
She had been dealing with PCOS and irregular cycles since she was 16. After her marriage, she began trying to conceive. Eight years passed. Multiple treatment cycles. Multiple disappointments. And weight that swung from 117 kg down to 79 kg through very strict dieting, and then back up again.
By the time she came to us, the cycle of effort and reversal had become physically and emotionally exhausting. Even the idea of eating three balanced meals a day made her anxious, because years of restrictive dieting had taught her that food, especially carbohydrates, was the enemy.
We began by helping her unlearn that fear. A simple, structured South Indian eating pattern. Two real meals on a plate. No deprivation, no calorie obsession.
For her movement, she let go of intense back-to-back workouts and shifted to a gentler, more personalised routine that her body could actually recover from. Some days she felt great. Some days she felt low and questioned the process. The work was not perfection. The work was showing up.
After eight years of trying, in one of the cycles that followed, the result on her Beta HCG report came back at 801 mIU/mL.
It was her first ever positive pregnancy result. It was not just a number on a report. It was the closing of an eight-year wait.
Journey 3: Swapna, United Kingdom · Low AMH, fibroid, polyp, after a failed IVF
For Swapna, the journey to motherhood had been structured and emotionally demanding.
A Bengali woman living in the UK, she had been trying for a few years after her marriage. Her AMH was on the lower side and had been declining. Her scans showed a small fibroid and a uterine polyp. Her husband’s sperm motility was slightly reduced. Individually, none of these looked overwhelming. Together, they had been quietly stopping a pregnancy from happening.
By November, she decided to move forward with IVF. In January, she went through her first cycle and embryo transfer. The result came back negative.
Instead of immediately starting another attempt, she chose to step back and prepare.
When she joined Fertilia, her nutrition was rebuilt around her usual Bengali eating pattern, adapted to what was easily available in the UK. Familiar, practical, and balanced. A B12 deficiency that had been quietly sitting in her reports was identified and addressed.
Her physical activity moved away from sporadic intense sessions toward a fertility-friendly plan, with gentle implantation-supportive yoga around her transfer window. Equally important, we worked on her mental readiness, because IVF is not just a physical process.
A few months later, she went ahead with her next IVF cycle. The procedure itself had not changed. She had.
Her scan a few weeks later confirmed a viable pregnancy.
This time, the difference did not come from doing more. It came from preparing better.
If you are preparing for IVF too, you may find this useful: How Deepa Conceived Naturally with AMH 0.62 and Couple’s IVF Prep: Lalitha and Vivek’s Story.
One conversation can change the next month. If your story sounds like Shalini’s, Swetha’s, or Swapna’s, message Dr. Suganya directly on WhatsApp. She will read your situation herself and tell you whether a conversation with our team is the right next step for you.
Journey 4: Megala, United Kingdom · Full circle, from miscarriage to delivery
Megala’s journey began with us in August 2025. She is originally from Namakkal and currently lives in the UK. She came to us with many questions, many doubts, and one very painful piece of recent history. A miscarriage in 2024.
Like many women navigating this phase away from home, she was not just looking for a treatment plan. She was looking for the right kind of support for her body and her mind.
When she began with us, the focus was not just on moving forward. It was on understanding what her body actually needed first. With structured nutrition, physical support, and consistent emotional reassurance from the team, her path slowly began to feel more stable. She followed the process with trust. Within a month, she conceived.
From there, her journey continued through each trimester with the same steady support. Nutrition that evolved with each phase. Movement adjusted to her energy. Emotional check-ins through the wait between scans, which we know can be the hardest part. As she approached her due date, she was guided through prepared-labour sessions so both she and her husband could feel ready, not anxious.
This month, that journey came full circle.
She delivered a healthy baby boy.
A few days later, this is what she wrote back to the team:
“Thanks a lot Mam. It all happens because of Fertilia. I was so grateful to everyone… I just blindly believe you that can take me up to this point. Thanks a lot Mam.”
Seeing her with her little one this month felt like the icing on the cake. A quiet reminder of why this work matters.
What these journeys had in common
These stories happened in parallel, with no overlap. Different conditions. Different cities. Different ages. Different starting points.
But underneath them, the same three patterns kept showing up.
1. They paused before they pushed. Shalini paused before IVF. Swetha paused her restrictive diet cycle. Swapna paused between IVF attempts. Megala paused after her miscarriage instead of rushing to “try again”. A pause is not inaction. It is the space in which the body can be heard.
2. They worked with their body, not against it. No crash diets. No punishing workouts. No quick fixes. Each plan was personalised to what their body could actually sustain, week after week, alongside the rest of their life.
3. They had support that did not disappear. Not a one-time consultation followed by silence. Continuous nutrition guidance, movement guidance, and consistent emotional reassurance from the team between every milestone.
This is also why we keep saying conception is not the only success metric. Shalini’s endometriotic cyst shrank. Swapna’s B12 deficiency was corrected before pregnancy began. Swetha rebuilt her relationship with food after years of fear. Megala carried a healthy pregnancy after a previous loss and delivered safely. The pregnancies are visible. The deeper changes underneath are what made them possible.
How Dr. Suganya works with you
Dr. Suganya Venkat is an OB-GYN with 15 years of clinical experience. She holds a DNB in OB-GYN from GKNM Hospital, Coimbatore, an MD in Pathology from CMC Vellore, and an MBBS with 5 gold medals from SRMC. She treats fertility as a clinical condition that almost always has a root cause, and works with her team to address it through a structured 90-day program.
She works alongside your existing gynaecologist or IVF clinic, not in place of them. If a medical intervention is the right next step for you, she will say so. If a few months of preparation will change the outcome, she will say that too.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are these stories real? Why have the names been changed?
Yes, every story here is from a real patient in our program, and all clinical details, lab reports, and outcomes shared are from their actual journeys. Names and cities have been adjusted to protect their privacy. Clinical details are shared with each patient’s consent.
How long does it usually take to see a result?
It varies, and we are honest about that. Shalini conceived in around 45 days. Megala conceived in one month. Swetha’s journey through the program took longer because she had eight years of layered patterns to undo. Swapna spent a few months preparing before her next IVF cycle. The right time depends on what your body is working through, not on a fixed calendar.
Do you only work with women trying to conceive naturally?
No. We work with three different starting points: women trying to conceive naturally, women who are already in IUI or IVF treatment and want to prepare their bodies first, and women who have already conceived and want a structured pregnancy and postpartum plan. Swapna’s story is an example of the second.
Is the program safe to follow if I am on medication, like metformin or thyroid tablets?
Yes. We never ask you to stop any medication prescribed by your gynaecologist or endocrinologist. The lifestyle layer, nutrition, movement, sleep, and stress management, sits alongside your existing treatment, and improvements are coordinated with your treating doctor.
Is the program only for women in India?
No. Two of the women in this article live in the UK. Roughly a third of the women we work with are NRIs in the UK, US, Singapore, the Middle East, or Australia. The meal plans, movement routines, and consultations are all adapted to what is available where you are.
What is the first step if I want to talk to Dr. Suganya?
Send a WhatsApp message to +91 9940270499 explaining your situation in a few lines. Dr. Suganya reads these herself. If a 30-minute consultation with our team is the right next step, she will tell you. If you need something else first, she will say that too.
If your story sounds like one of these
You do not have to be in the worst possible state to ask for help. Three years of trying, eight years of trying, a failed IVF, or a recent miscarriage are all reasons to reach out. So is “everything looks normal on paper, but it is still not happening.”
If any part of these stories felt like yours, that is enough of a reason to start a conversation.
Message Dr. Suganya on WhatsApp →
She will read your message herself and tell you what the right next step is for you.
