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Endometriosis disease: anatomical concept illustrating a female infertility condition. [iStockphoto]
On June 26, 2024, Agnes Aluoch Apondo underwent surgery that ended two things: nearly four decades of excruciating pain and her dream of bearing biological children. She had to undergo a hysterectomy, the surgical removal of her uterus.
“Unfortunately, I do not have any children. When I visited gynaecologists, they focused so much on fertility rather than addressing the root cause,” says Agnes, a reverend in the Anglican Church of Kenya.
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