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How condomless sex is causing infertility and STIs in young adults

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Nancy*, 38, from Gilgil in Nakuru County, longs to have a baby. Despite having a 17-year-old daughter, her attempts to conceive for the past 10 years have been unsuccessful due to blocked fallopian tubes, a condition she only discovered after numerous medical consultations.

"I smile on the outside, but deep inside, I am hurting badly because I am not able to conceive," Nancy tells The Nairobian. "I have tried both herbal and conventional medicine to unblock my fallopian tubes, but nothing has worked. Each day, I go to bed praying for a baby. I trust that someday God will answer my prayer."

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