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A woman who was born with Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome was recently implanted with a lab grown vagina and now leads a normal life.
The Mexican women who participated in the study said that she felt very fortunate because she could have a normal life, the New York Daily News reported.
The unnamed woman, who lives in Mexico, said in a translated interview that she was 18 when she found out about her condition and started to learn about her options.
“For me to be able to have the surgery, I feel very fortunate because I can have a normal life,” said the woman. “I know I’m one of the first. It is important to let other girls that have the same problem know that … there is a treatment and you can have a normal life.”
According to data from the National Institutes of Health, the disorder affects approximately one in 4,500 female births.
A woman with MRKH will often not develop a uterus or a full vagina, although the external genitalia is typically not affected by the disorder — which often means the syndrome remains undiagnosed until the patient is in her late teens.
Before the study, surgical options were limited to attempts to recreate the vaginal canal.
Agencies/Canadajournal
