Just in case you missed the baby drama in the news lately, I will update you. The Uches became news after 34-year-old Mrs. Ruth Uche took her six children – three pairs of twins – on a ‘save-our-soul’ visit to the Lagos State governor.

She begged for help after her husband, Emeka, ran away from home in April 2015 when he learnt that his wife was having another set of twins – their third.

Emeka absconded because he felt he could not cope with the overwhelming responsibility of caring for six kids with his present earnings.
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After much financial assistance from government and other philanthropists in the society, the father of six is back with his family in Ogun State. The jury is out as to whether or not Emeka should be welcomed with open arms after he shirked his responsibility to his loved ones.

Doctors say we all must learn from this incident. According to them, the drama may have been avoided if the couple had taken a conscious effort to guide against the situation. In other words, they could have prevented the last pregnancy through contraception.

The use of modern contraceptive methods is still very foreign to many sexually active women in developing countries like Nigeria. Women who need these essential services, which are widely available, shy away from it due to ignorance, fear of cancer, infertility and other health-related factors.

However, experts warn that their reluctance to access these essential services puts them at risk of having more children than they can cater for. They note that increased uptake of family planning methods among Nigerian women could significantly reduce the poverty rate in the country, as more women would be able to contribute their economic quota to the development of the country and their families.

According to the Co-Principal Investigator of the PMA2020 family planning survey, sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Dr. Funmilola Olaolorun, no research or evidence has shown that any modern birth control method causes cancer, infertility or other serious medical complications.

She says, “There is no single method that works for every woman. It is not a one-size-fits-all. It is the doctor that will determine which method best suits you, but we know that no scientific evidence has showed that modern contraceptives lead to cancer.

“Some of the methods, however, have their side effects but they are not life-threatening. For instance, we would not want to give a woman who has not given birth an intrauterine device popularly known as coil, because it can cause infection in her vagina, which can lead to pelvic inflammation. Yet, this is also very rare.

“If a woman is using ‘injectables,’ she may not see her menses for years till she stops, but it does not mean that the blood that is not coming out is stored somewhere in the stomach. Again, for a woman who has reached menopause and does not see her menses again, it does not mean that she would have cancer.”

It is not only a matter for women; a man can also do something about child spacing.

Condoms

Condom also reduces a woman’s chance of having an unwanted pregnancy. Medics say that improved condom use will reduce the number of women who seek to abort unwanted pregnancies.

According to Consultant Gynaecologist, Dr. Tayo Adeniji, more than 80 per cent of unwanted pregnancies, which arise from unprotected sex, are aborted by quacks who use unsafe methods that often result in complications.

Adeniji says couples should adopt condom use as a safe birth control method, which would not only help child spacing but also reduce the side effects of other contraceptive methods.

The medic adds that unlike pills and injections, the use of condoms will never affect a woman’s menstrual cycle, as condoms do not have any effect on the female reproductive system and physical health the way some contraceptive pills can.

He states, “Unwanted pregnancy is one of the complications that arise from unprotected sex. s*x is seen as recreation, not necessarily for procreation. When people are stressed out and do not know what to do, s*x is another way for them to relax. However, when an unwanted pregnancy arises from such activity, unsafe abortion is likely to happen.

“Many women have died seeking abortions of pregnancies that arose from an unprotected sex. Many homes have broken because the husband ran away from the responsibility of catering for many kids.

“Many homes have broken because of an unwanted pregnancy, which occurred because someone did not use protection. Low condom use in Nigeria is one of the reasons why the country has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality and unwanted pregnancies in the world.”

On sexually-transmitted diseases, Adeniji likens non-monogamous skin-to-skin s*x to an open invitation to STDs such as HIV/AIDS.

If used properly, the physician reiterates, a condom is very effective at reducing the risk of HIV infection during sexual intercourse.

When it comes to condoms, what comes to the mind of many people is the latex condom for male penis. But there are basically two types of condoms: the ones made specifically for male use and the second are the ones used by women. Of course, the most common type is the male condom.

The physicians, however, states that it is not only the responsibility of a man to ensure that s*x is safe, a woman can also protect her partner from STDs by wearing a female condom.

Some even say the female condom came into being because men did not like wearing theirs; so if your partner refuses to wear a rubber sheath, you can use yours.

Adeniji says, “It is the woman that bears the brunt of an unwanted pregnancy here in Africa. So, women should insist that their partners wear condoms. If he refuses, you can always use yours. Safe s*x is a joint responsibility.”
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For what na? Didnt d Bible say go into d world and multiply?