
February 13, 2022
The Uterus I Never Had
"It's so soft and huggable. It's the uterus I never got to have"
Our friend @pinkfairv is diagnosed with Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser (MRKH) after an MRI.
Have your heard about MRKH?
Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome is a disorder that occurs in females and mainly affects the reproductive system. This condition causes the vagina and uterus to be underdeveloped or absent, although external genitalia are normal👩🏻
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Affected women usually do not have menstrual periods due to the absent uterus. 🩸
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Often, the first noticeable sign of MRKH syndrome is that menstruation does not begin by age 16 (primary amenorrhea)👧🏻
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Women with MRKH syndrome have a female chromosome pattern (46,XX) and normally functioning ovaries. 🧬
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They also have normal breast and pubic hair development 💯
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Although women with this condition are usually unable to carry a pregnancy, they may be able to have children through assisted reproduction🤰🏻