08/01/2026
I read a story today that felt painfully familiar to so many people in fertility care: when someone waits weeks for an update and gets a rushed 10-minute call with no real planā¦ itās not just frustrating ā itās destabilizing.
And I want to say this carefully: itās not about āgood doctorsā in one country and ābad doctorsā in another. There are brilliant fertility specialists everywhere.
The difference weāve observed over the years is often the system ā and the rhythm.
In Ukraine, thereās a pace weāre used to: respond quickly, stay focused, donāt leave people hanging. Many people here are genuinely hard-working in a way that shows up in everyday life ā and often in medicine too. Not because treatment is easier, but because when someone is vulnerable, you donāt postpone clarity.
Because in fertility, time isnāt neutral.
Time is cycles.
Time is response.
Time is momentum.
Time is your nervous system trying to hold itself together.
So when a person is left waiting āuntil the next available appointmentā just to understand basic next steps ā itās not just inconvenient. Itās unfair.
Letās talkā¬ļø
Have you ever waited ages for that one callā¦ and then left it feeling rushed or dismissed?
What helped you advocate for yourself ā or decide to switch clinics?
