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Title: Jacqui Beck Learns She Was Born With No Vagina; British Teen Born With MRKH
Post by: DriftingCrow on November 14, 2013, 09:22:28 PM
Post by: DriftingCrow on November 14, 2013, 09:22:28 PM
Jacqui Beck Learns She Was Born With No Vagina; British Teen Born With MRKH
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/14/jacqui-beck-no-vagina-mrkh_n_4274401.html
Author: None listed Source: Huffington Post
A British teenager said she was in "total shock" to learn that she had been born without a vagina.
[. . . ] Tests soon showed that she had MRKH syndrome, a genetic condition that meant she had been born without a vagina, womb or cervix.
"I was really angry and felt like I wasn't a real woman any more."
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You may also want to check out the "The Missing Vagina Monologue (http://www.mrkh.org/files/MVM-perform2004Column.pdf)" which is about the experiences of a woman with the same condition. It's a very compelling read.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/14/jacqui-beck-no-vagina-mrkh_n_4274401.html
Author: None listed Source: Huffington Post
A British teenager said she was in "total shock" to learn that she had been born without a vagina.
[. . . ] Tests soon showed that she had MRKH syndrome, a genetic condition that meant she had been born without a vagina, womb or cervix.
"I was really angry and felt like I wasn't a real woman any more."
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You may also want to check out the "The Missing Vagina Monologue (http://www.mrkh.org/files/MVM-perform2004Column.pdf)" which is about the experiences of a woman with the same condition. It's a very compelling read.
Title: Re: Jacqui Beck Learns She Was Born With No Vagina; British Teen Born With MRKH
Post by: Ludwig on November 14, 2013, 10:28:54 PM
Post by: Ludwig on November 14, 2013, 10:28:54 PM
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Title: Re: Jacqui Beck Learns She Was Born With No Vagina; British Teen Born With MRKH
Post by: DriftingCrow on November 14, 2013, 10:35:00 PM
Post by: DriftingCrow on November 14, 2013, 10:35:00 PM
If you read the Missing Vagina Monologue, you'll see there's a lot more problems, like developing hearing problems, that come with MRKH than just not having a vagina.
From http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/mayer-rokitansky-kuster-hauser-syndrome#definition
So, it's still no walk in the park.
From http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/mayer-rokitansky-kuster-hauser-syndrome#definition
QuoteWomen with MRKH syndrome may also have abnormalities in other parts of the body. The kidneys may be abnormally formed or positioned, or one kidney may fail to develop (unilateral renal agenesis). Affected individuals commonly develop skeletal abnormalities, particularly of the spinal bones (vertebrae). Females with MRKH syndrome may also have hearing loss or heart defects.
So, it's still no walk in the park.
Title: Re: Jacqui Beck Learns She Was Born With No Vagina; British Teen Born With MRKH
Post by: Ludwig on November 14, 2013, 10:56:58 PM
Post by: Ludwig on November 14, 2013, 10:56:58 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2507167/The-girl-vagina-Teenager-19-sex-babies-rare-condition-left-reproductive-organs.html
Title: Re: Jacqui Beck Learns She Was Born With No Vagina; British Teen Born With MRKH
Post by: suzifrommd on November 15, 2013, 10:02:39 AM
Post by: suzifrommd on November 15, 2013, 10:02:39 AM
Oh, Jacqui, I know the feeling.