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Monday, August 3, 2009

It wasn't the menopause, it was a miracle!

Monday, August 3, 2009
Against the odds: Alice Eve Cohen cradles baby Eliana who she gave birth to after believing she was infertile for 15 yearsWith my feet in stirrups, I asked my gynaecologist about my symptoms, while she performed an internal exam. She said: 'Welcome to the menopause!' She advised me to exercise, start a diet, continue taking the hormones and see her again in a year.

On Friday, September 10, 1999, I saw another doctor. She suspected a large uterine or ovarian tumour and sent me for an emergency CAT scan. Afterwards, I fell asleep in the waiting area. 'Mrs Cohen.' Someone was shaking my shoulder.

'Mrs Cohen. We did find something in you. We found a baby.'

For the next two-and-a-half months, I stayed indoors and lay on my left side. I turned 45.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1203830/It-wasnt-menopause-miracle-At-30-doctors-told-Alice-infertile--45-baby.html

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