Dear ObaaYaa,

We have been married for six years and l cannot remember the month in which l missed my menstrual period. I had undergone medical examinations at the hospital and the results were the same that there was no problem with me.

Based on the outcome of the results, the doctor requested that my husband should report at the hospital to undergo the appropriate tests to ascertain the problem, but he would not listen to my plea and the insistence of the doctor to go to the hospital.

My greatest concern is the pressure his family is pilling on me for a baby.

I am confused about the conduct of my husband and do not know what to do.

Should l reveal the secret to his family about his refusal to go for the test at the hospital?

Gladys, Accra.

Dear Gladys,

I share in your frustration and the incessant pressure on you though it is not your fault. Irrespective of the difficulties being encountered, it is too early for you to throw your hands in desperation.

Since the challenges are daunting, you have to explore or exhaust the available avenues in the marriage to resolve what seems to be going wrong.

This is a dicey issue which must be handled with great care otherwise it will explode and possibly cause the disintegration of your marriage. Though the pressure keeps coming, let the secret be between you and your husband. It is likely the family is equally pilling pressure on him as well, only that he has decided not to mention it to you.

You have to employ the tricks under your sleeves, combined with love and convince him not to be afraid but go to the hospital.

It is my belief that if he is in dire need of fathering a child, he will go for the check.