It is no longer news that former Miss Nigeria, Chief Adenike Oshinowo, is a proud mother of a set of twins.
Due to her long-term association with endometriosis, 47 year old Nike delivered the set of twins with the help of a surrogate
gestational carrier in United States of America.
Medical experts identify endometriosis as a significant factor in unexplained female infertility, chronic pelvic pain, and other gynaecological problems.
Expressing happiness and gratitude to the Almighty for making her a
mother despite all odds, Nike said
“I am overwhelmed and humbled by the depth of my love for my children. God has been most gracious to me. I am beyond happy.”
Addressing her battle with Endometriosis, Nike said “I have lived with endometriosis since the age of
13. I was sent to boarding school in England when I was seven. I went
to prep school. It was during the first few days in secondary school
that I began my periods (menstrual). They called the ambulance and I was
hospitalized for 10 days because the pain started and wouldn’t stop.
I
thought I was going to die. Living with
endometriosis is a challenge. When you see your doctor, your doctor just
tries to treat the symptoms and assumes the pain revolves around your
menstrual cycle. But this is not so. This pain affects every single
aspect of your life.”
On sex, she said “Women with endometriosis do not want to have sex
because it’s painful. It is very, very painful. So you do not want to
have intercourse once and it is painful, you’ll not want to go there.
It’s not something you are going to look forward to. I have read books
on this. And even when you try to forget the fact that you do not want
to, half the time you are bleeding. You are either bleeding, or you do
not want.
So, on the average, my friends’ periods last about 5
days, mine, if I’m lucky, lasts 7-10 days and if I’m super, duper lucky,
lasts less than seven days; if I have eaten what I should, and
exercised constantly, it’s not so bad. Exercise works. If you look at a
girl’s menstrual cycle, 26-27 days, remove the 10 days she’s been
menstruating and remove the days she doesn’t want, when she has
pre-menstrual tension.
When every part of you is sore, on those
days, you are not going to want, and even on the remaining five or so
days that you are ‘OK, you are not going to want to have intercourse
because it is going to be painful. You just don’t want to. So you cannot
have a proper relationship with a man.”
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