Who Is Ketlylin Mayara Ferreira and Why Did Her Video Go Viral?

Ketlylin Mayara Ferreira, 34, is a businesswoman from Itajaí, Santa Catarina, who spent six years trying to conceive without success. A video of her discovering a positive pregnancy test — believing it would be yet another negative — moved millions online and quickly went viral on social media.

What Happened During the Six Years of Trying?

Early medical exams for both Ketlylin and her husband, regional supervisor Jorge Augusto da Silva, 34, showed no abnormalities. The couple continued trying naturally, but months turned into years. Ketlylin also carried a long-standing fear: at age 22, she had undergone an exploratory laparotomy and always wondered whether the surgery had left lasting effects on her fertility.

On top of the medical uncertainty, the couple faced relentless social pressure — the unavoidable question of