‘And they came to see me. The whole family came to see me. The husband, the wife, the parents and grandparents are all there because she could not get pregnant.
‘As the gynecologist, I examined her, and I found out that she had an IUCD in her womb. An IntrauterineContraceptive Device (IUCD) is a device which is inserted into the uterus (womb) to prevent pregnancy. She’s got a contraceptive device inside her womb.
‘When I found that, I asked her to sit down, I just kept quiet, and asked everybody to go out, including the husband, and the whole family. I then asked her – why?
‘You are coming in to see me because you cannot get pregnant, but it turns out you have an contraceptive inside of you. Tell me why.
‘She told me that when she got married to him, she did not know who the man was. Her family is poor. She got married because the man sends a certain amount of money to her family.
‘When she got married, her family over in Indonesia told her to put the IUCD for fear in case if the husband mistreated her, she still has a chance to run away.
‘So I asked her, ‘are you happy with the marriage?’
‘And she said yes, that the family is very nice to her. So I said lie down, and I will remove the IUCD for you, and she said yes, please do. So then I removed it, and then called in the entire family back.
‘I told them your wife is fine, just work hard on it and you’re going to get pregnant.’
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(This post was first published on June 30th 2016)
