Dr. Ruth

Dr. Ruth is an alleged fertility specialist operating out of a makeshift clinic in Ihiala, Nigeria, who has been implicated in a scandal involving fraudulent fertility treatments that promise women miraculous pregnancies, including a claim that one can carry a fetus for up to fifteen months. The BBC uncovered her practices as part of an investigation into a network that exploits desperate women seeking to conceive, charging them exorbitant fees for ineffective and dangerous treatments.