Renowned Nigerian media personality and actress, Stephanie Coker Aderinokun, bravely shares her harrowing battle with PCOS and IVF, recounting how it led to the heartbreaking loss of her baby.
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During an interview with Chude Jideonwo, she disclosed that she was on the verge of taking her own life following the failure of her second round of IVF, despite spending over $40,000 and traveling to Los Angeles for the procedure.
Stephanie Coker elucidated that IVF became her sole recourse owing to her diagnosis of PCOS, a condition that led to excessive bleeding to the extent of fainting and necessitated hospitalization last year.
She recounted being wheelchair-bound and, at one juncture, having to sleep outdoors in the garden due to intense internal heat.
Adding to her challenges, in the same year, her husband faced the setback of losing his election amidst intense public scrutiny.
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“I didn’t have my period for a whole year. PCOS made me choose IVF because mine was very severe. My doctor told me mine was life-threatening; I ended up in a wheelchair and was vomiting blood.
“I got pregnant on the first IVF, the second one failed and actually I was standing in front of a car just to let the car hit me,” she revealed.
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This was a #WithChude classic, and usually those only happen with veterans. But this one was.
In between the most beautiful tears, cool kid and It-girl Stephanie Coker tells me about the heartbreak from her second IVF operation just last year, after spending over $40,000 and… pic.twitter.com/Nhmpaj6PjD
— Chude Jideonwo (@Chude) May 31, 2024
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