Armenia: Yearning to create a new life to keep love and hope alive

As she continues to keep her hope alive for the return of the love of her life, Lusine’s greatest wish now is to have a baby. Albert and she had been trying to conceive for years, undergoing various fertility treatments, but without success. Eventually, they decided to try artificial insemination. They began the process at a medical centre in Yerevan by creating and preserving eight embryos. After completing the initial treatment, they had planned to return to Yerevan for implantation, but road closures prevented them from making the trip.

Her husband encouraged Lusine to move to Armenia, with the help of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), to go ahead with the treatment, but Lusine didn’t want to go without him. Then the conflict escalated, and the embryos remained frozen at the medical centre.

A few months ago, she attempted implantation, but it was unsuccessful. In the coming months, she plans to try one last time. If the process fails again, an undeterred Lusine intends to preserve the embryos and seek help from a surrogate mother in the future.