My Mother-in-Law Gave Me Soap to Bathe — Now I Haven’t Seen My Period for 7 Months

At first, it looked like a kind gesture. But now, it feels like a spiritual trap.

A newlywed woman is crying out after experiencing a terrifying twist in her marriage — and it all started with a bar of soap.

According to NewsVista’s investigation, the woman, who married into a family outside her ethnic group, had been struggling to conceive for months. Her mother-in-law, who never fully accepted her, offered what she claimed was a “special herbal soap” meant to help boost fertility.

Out of respect — and hope — the bride accepted.

“She gave it to me wrapped in nylon and said, ‘Use this to cleanse yourself. It’s from our traditional healer. It works.’ I was desperate, so I didn’t think twice. That was my biggest mistake,” she told NewsVista.

Just two weeks after bathing with the soap, her menstrual cycle vanished — completely. No warning signs. No cramps. No blood.

“I thought maybe I was pregnant. But all the tests came back negative. I saw different doctors. They said there was nothing wrong with me. But I knew… something had changed in my body. Something spiritual.”

Since then, it’s been seven months of silence — not from her womb, but from her husband’s family, who now treat her with suspicion.

Her mother-in-law, still smiling and playing innocent, has started planting dangerous seeds of doubt.

“She told my husband to ‘try’ another woman, just to be sure he’s not the one with the problem. Imagine that. After what she did to me.”

The woman now lives in constant emotional pain — feeling betrayed by the man she married, and spiritually violated by the woman who was supposed to protect her.

“I regret ever taking that soap. I feel like I opened a door I can’t close. My body hasn’t been the same, and no one wants to believe me,” she said.

This story highlights a growing fear among many young wives in Nigeria — the intersection of infertility, marital pressure, and spiritual manipulation from within the family.

Was the soap a cure… or a curse?

As the woman continues her silent battle, one thing remains clear: some battles in marriage aren’t between husband and wife — they are fought in secret, behind smiles, and under the cover of culture.