“Don’t Mock Me: I Was Infertile Until I Took This Step”

I am sharing this story not because I ignore the cultural norm in Africa of keeping personal matters private, but because it carries a valuable lesson for many young people today.

My name is Janet, a 40-year-old woman. I married my husband 15 years ago in a beautiful, grand wedding. Friends and family gathered to witness us exchanging vows. Little did I know that greater challenges were waiting for me in the years to come.

This is Africa, and once a woman is married, people begin counting down for the first child. The same happened to me. After six months of marriage, I had not yet conceived. Although I knew it was too early to worry, I began feeling that something might be wrong. Everything around me seemed tense, and even close family members and relatives looked at me with disapproval.TO READ MORE, TAP HERE