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Episode 17: A Miracle Boy, with Somaya Anakkar
KEY TOPICS: 1 birth, endometriosis, genetics, Fragile X syndrome, advanced maternal age, hyperemesis gravidarum, fast labour, natural birth
We meet Somaya Anakkar in this story, who describes her son as a miracle! She wanted to be a mother for a very long time, but discovered that she is a carrier of the genetic disorder Fragile X syndrome, which - along with a diagnosis of painful endometriosis - vastly reduced her chances of natural fertility. Two decades passed without the right circumstances for conceiving, and she was acutely aware of the threat of menopause as she neared her late 30’s…
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