Popular Ghanaian media personality, Oheneyere Gifty Anti, has opened up about how she strived to be a mother.
In a recent interview with Edem Knight-Tay on Forty Weeks and More, Oheneyere revealed she tried In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) four times, but none of them were successful.
“I had always been someone who loves children. My greatest fear was not having children of my own, either through adoption or technology. I was in a stable relationship and tried several times to have a child, but it didn’t happen. I tried IVF four times, and it still didn’t work. From Ghana to London, and at one point, I was told it wouldn’t happen,” she disclosed.
Despite the struggle, she did not give up. The revered media personality finally conceived at the age of 46 after a doctor in Ghana treated her and encouraged her to try again.
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“I finally got pregnant at 46. My cousin in the USA insisted that I come over because of my age, knowing that I would need to be on bed rest…He wasn’t comfortable with me staying here [in Ghana]. I was told it wasn’t possible, but it was a doctor here in Ghana who treated me and encouraged me to try again, and that’s how I got pregnant.
“It was through a different surgery, there was a growth on my stomach. When the doctor checked, it wasn’t anything cancerous,” Oheneyere Gifty Anti narrated.
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