Male infertility: I was too ashamed to talk to my friends

Apollo, Jacinta and their daughter Victoria

For eight years, Apollo and Jacinta tried to have a child in vain. Then Apollo found out that he had low sperm count, and it felt like his world was coming apart at the seams.

The last thing any man wants to hear is that he cannot be a father. And in the African setting, many will not admit to it. For Apollo Kiugi, this realisation was not one his mind could readily accept. It couldn’t be. He came from a bloodline of virile African men. Ones whose loins were as impressive as their physique. But let’s go back a few years where the story began.