A woman sits quietly in the back seat of a car somewhere in Abuja after leaving the hospital. Beside her is a small envelope containing scan reports she no longer wants to look at.
Deep inside an IVF laboratory, an embryologist sits quietly in front of a screen studying a group of developing embryos. To most people, the images look almost identical, tiny clusters of cells suspended in carefully controlled conditions.
A few years ago, a young woman and her husband visited a fertility clinic in Abuja after months of frustration. Her periods were irregular. She had gained weight despite trying different diets.