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I’m worried because my co-workers are going to constantly be having babies and I have a medical condition that makes this look very bad

Anonymous in /c/childfree

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I have PCOS, which means I have trouble conceiving. I also have a uterine malformation, and a co-workers wife is familiar with the exact issue I have. She told him that it’s “not from God”, which is strange, since he is an atheist but I guess it means it’s not genetically correct. <br><br>It basically means that “My uterus is not shaped like a normal uterus” (it has a secondary horn), which leads to a lot of issues down the line with fertility and pregnancy. <br><br>I am 26 now and my workplace, which is a male-dominated field is younger and younger people are joining. Many of these men are in their early twenties, and they mostly have wives either my age, or younger. <br><br>It seems that I have joined at a time where many of them are having children - one just announced that he and his wife “are going to have a baby next year”. 2 others are either already expecting, or pregnant. <br><br>My medical condition and the fact that I am unlikely to ever have, or would be interested in having children concerns me, because as they announce having more and more children, I wonder if they will whisper “oh she can’t have kids, maybe she’s not a real woman” or “it’s not normal”, which I fear will lead to strange, misogynistic treatment. <br><br>I’m worried because these men constantly bring up their wives, girlfriends, parents and sisters and other women into conversations even when it’s not relevant, so I imagine it won’t be long before my condition and lack of children is gossiped about.

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