I Saw a New Gynecologist After My Husband Kept Calling His Control “Protection”—During the Appointment, the Doctor Went Silent and Said, “We Found Something That Shouldn’t Be There.”

instrument much deeper than I expected, and dismissed my questions by kissing my forehead.

“I’m protecting the pregnancy.”

I believed him.

Because he was my husband.

Because he was a doctor.

Because he had spent years making me believe that questioning him was far more dangerous than trusting him.

Outside the clinic, Aaron stopped calling.

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