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Dr. Asima Ahmad Helps Women
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n South Asia, as many as 10% of women experience infertility. And while some of the causes and tangential issues are mostly confined to southern Asia, much of the challenge travels across international borders affecting women living in cities in the U.S., including Chicago, where Dr. Asima K. Ahmad practices infertility medicine.
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DRIVEN BY EXPERIENCE Dr. Ahmad performs her life-changing work out of Fertility Centers of Illinois offering cutting-edge solutions grounded in 21st-century medicine — but her journey began years ago — with her aunt. Dr. Ahmad’s aunt experienced multiple stillbirths and lost a newborn child but managed
