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How ancient African tribes of Benin cured infertility

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Dr Pete Njoku, MD, FRCS, FRSM Eng.



The god of fertility, nicknamed (The Dick Nigga) located in Agbomey, Bénin Republic.

"When a barren woman performs some rituals and ceremonies on him, they get pregnant for their partners".

In this article, I will examine ancient African religious fertility rituals that are preserved and still in practice in present day Benin. 

Bénin Republic,  formerly called Dahomey by their french colonial masters,  is a country located in the West coast of Africa and situated between Nigeria and Togo. It has the Atlantic ocean on its narrow southern border.

Benin has the reputation as the birth place of voodoo. It is from its border with the Atlantic from that slaves were transported carryibg their religious practice with them far afield to the southern USA , Haiti and Brazil.

Voodoo is still practiced today in Bénin,  though the majority of the population identify as christians, a legacy of German and French colonisation.

In my opinion, the scientific explanation of this "voodoo magical cure of infertility ",  is that the priest or priests of this shrine acted as sperm donors to women with or without the consent of their infertlie husbands.

It is likely that intercourse or insemination between the infedtile women and paid or volunteer men or priests or both happened behind closed doors. This ensured the women had a healthy dose of active, healthy spermatozoa for fertilsation to take place.

If their husbands were the cause of their chidlessness, which would have been in about 50% of cases,  they were miraculously cured.  On the ither hand if the women were responsible they will try and try again.

Today these fertility shrines are kept alive by ardent worshippers of African traditional religion. They are also a major tourist attraction with many visitirs from Europe and the Americas. 

If you would like to visit, Febuary is the best month of the year when there is an annual religious festival and the added bonus of a warm , mild weather with no tropical rainfalls.

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