Jodie
Watson, from Hartlepool, caught chlamydia five years ago but only
recently did she learn that the disease damaged her fallopian tubes,
rendering her infértile.
The
21-year-old lady was was undergoing exploratory tests in hospital to
find out why she and her fiancé, James Jackson, 30 had been unable to
conceive a baby when she was given the devastating news that she was
infértile because she had unprotected séx with one partner as a
teenager.
She
decided to tell her story in the hope that it will help other teenagers
to make wise choices and prevent them from making same mistake.
She
said: "I was young and I made one foolish mistake that I will pay for
forever. That single mistake will haunt me for the rest of my life and I
want other young women to know that when they have unprotected séx they
are dicing with their future and their fertility
. My dreams have been destroyed because of something that happened five years ago but I want to talk about it to stop it happening to anyone else."
. My dreams have been destroyed because of something that happened five years ago but I want to talk about it to stop it happening to anyone else."
Ms
Watson thought she was being sensible when she protected herself
against pregnancy before sleeping with a partner when she was 16. But
after going for an STI test she was told she had contracted chlamydia.
She was treated with antibiotics and thought it was over, unaware that
the damage had already been done.
When
she struggled to conceive tests revealed her fallopian tubes were
irreversibly damaged and one mistake is now affecting her future dreams
of motherhood. Her only hope of a family lies in IVF but as her fiance
already has a daughter with an ex-partner, the couple do not qualify for
treatment on the NHS.
Ms Watson therefore, wants to raise
awareness about the dangers of unprotected séx as she says she regrets
her decision every day and doesn't want other teenagers to make the same
mistake
Ms Watson said: "Every day I regret the
decision I made as a teenager but I know there are likely hundreds of
other teenagers doing the same and I want to save them this heartbreak.
In the meantime I will do what I can to help other women by raising
awareness."
Source: Dailymail
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