A 21-year-old woman who was born without a vagina or a womb has gone to the internet to raise $9,500 for treatment in order to be able to have children.
The young woman, Sarah Giesbrecht, first noticed her abnormal condition when he was 16 years and has not started menstruating.
Doctors gave her confidence for a while but later disclosed that she had Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome (MRKH). meaning that she can never conceive because her vagina is just a few centimeters and does not lead to the uterus.
Speaking of the ordeal, Mrs Giesbrecht said: ‘When I went to the doctor for the first time at 16, the doctor made me feel like this wasn’t an issue, that there was still lots of time for it to happen.
‘I was really confused and my friends and family felt it wasn’t normal because girls normally have their menstrual cycle at the age of 14 or 15.’
After waiting for years for her periods to start, Mrs Giesbrecht decided enough was enough and insisted doctors carry out some tests.
‘My very first test was an ultrasound. I remember lying there, it was so quiet and all I could hear was the machines in the room,’ she said.
‘The lady who was doing my ultrasound wouldn’t say a word and I couldn’t understand why she couldn’t tell me the results. ‘I was frustrated since the results were right there and they made me wait two weeks for the results.
‘Finally, after we got the results, they told me they thought that I had an absent uterus but they wanted me to go for an MRI and blood test and referred me to a gynecologist.’
Mrs Giesbrecht was forced to wait three months for an MRI scan, with the results being ready four weeks after the long-awaited appointment.
‘The doctor sat me down and looked at me and said: “I’m sorry, but we have diagnosed you with MRKH syndrome”, while she was explaining to me I was crying and blanked out everything she was saying,’ Mrs Giesbrecht said.
‘I was thinking to myself I will never be a mother and I will never have children. ‘At this time I was in a committed relationship of three years and I knew my boyfriend wanted children as well.
‘The doctor told me my options and, honestly, I didn’t hear anything she said, I was in complete shock. ‘Having children was always my main goal and having that taken from me was hard.’
The condition means Mrs. Giesbrecht’s genitals look normal from the outside, however, her vaginal canal is just a few centimeters long and does not lead to a uterus
She met Mr Giesbrecht in 2012 and both were married in 2017, the man has been supportive in the course of her ordeal.
The couple had decided to raise fund online via GoFundMe, in order to ensure they have kids