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  • Elizabeth: I was born with two wombs, two cervixes and two vagina passages.

  • I was told it will be very difficult for me to conceive, and the day my daughter was born, it was a miracle,

  • because it didn't feel real.

  • Ducks come here. Look can you see them?

  • Black that one there, one there straight look.

  • Since I was a child I have been having a lot of health issues.

  • most of the time and mostly I feel like I want to throw up, nausea,

  • and then migraine. I used to have a lot of recurrent

  • infections like viral infections, or normal vaginal infections,

  • or you know with rash so it was like a constant battle.

  • And all the time I was I have to be on medication.

  • After being in and out of hospital for most of her young life,

  • Elizabeth was diagnosed with uterine fibroids, non cancerous growths of the uterus.

  • Despite being told she was unlikely to conceive, Elizabeth fell pregnant.

  • Elizabeth: I was actually infertile that's what they were trying to say.

  • So it was a huge surprise. I couldn't believe it. I thought oh God; I thought they said I can't have a child?

  • You know how come now I've fallen pregnant?

  • Elizabeth's midwife struggled to locate her baby during scan.

  • The issue remained unsolved throughout her pregnancy.

  • Elizabeth: And the day my daughter was born,

  • I mean, sorry, getting a bit emotional.

  • It was a miracle because sorry, it didn't feel real.

  • I felt truly blessed.

  • It's just an amazing feeling, you know, having this beautiful, precious girl as a child.

  • Daughter: And that's what I really like, I really like being with my mommy.

  • Elizabeth: I was in and out of hospital, so I was a bit stressed,

  • you know, because she came premature, she was born premature.

  • She was not very well when she was born.

  • She had to be on medication, at least eight medications a day.

  • So I was happy that she was around but I was scared.

  • We had a couple of occasions that we have to rush it again

  • with the ambulance because yeah she stopped breathing.

  • Daughter: Me when I was in nursery.

  • in Germany.

  • Me when I was born, I was very sick.

  • Elizabeth: You were very sick. Me and my daughter are very close we're like sisters aren't we?

  • Daughter: Yes. Elizabeth: Yeah more than sisters.

  • After the birth of her daughter, her uterine fibroids symptoms seem to worsen.

  • And she was referred to a specialist.

  • Elizabeth: I felt there was more to me having uterine fibroids,

  • they told me you've got a different set of womb.

  • You were born with two wombs. I've never heard that.

  • I thought that's not normal.What is that? So they show me a picture what it is.

  • They gave me even a leaflet to go and read about it. And that was the journey. Yeah,

  • Elizabeth was diagnosed with uterus didelphys, a double uterus.

  • With this malformation she was told it would be unlikely she could have any more children.

  • I was diagnosed secondary infertility at that time surprisingly I got pregnant again.

  • So I was like nearly four months pregnant. I had one clots came out

  • and it was very black. They had to rush me Give me a scan done.

  • And that's when they told me I've got a miscarriage.

  • That is it, I'm coming out and I'll tell my story,

  • to encourage other women out there to get the right medical care.

  • So I set up special lady awareness, you know, as a way of educating women

  • and young girls on gynecological conditions and menstrual hygiene.

  • So I have been visiting Ghana on numerous occasions.

  • What I do is I go to schools that is girls of ages, but mostly from 14 upwards.

  • I'm looking forward to go again because I do go even in the UK.

  • I've started joining, you know, different network groups and women

  • and I've carried out also here in the UK not long ago.

  • So yes, there is more to do and I hope I can even go global because as I say, that is my intention.

  • Today, Elizabeth is giving a presentation about her condition to a local youth group.

  • Interviewer: Are you looking forward to the presentation?

  • Elizabeth: Oh, yes, I'm so looking forward to the presentation.

  • Having the fact that I'll be able to tell my story,

  • I just want to see the face of the audience.

  • I believe they are teenagers, which ranges from 12 to probably 19 years old.

  • I'm excited because, you know, that group

  • are always my targets because I do know that they can relate to my story more.

  • So good afternoon, everyone. And thank you for, you know, coming today.

  • in 2015 I was diagnosed with an unusual condition called uterus didelphys.

  • Its actually having a double womb, a double cervix and a double vagina canals.

  • So a lot of these women and young girls,

  • you know, as a young as ten, or even nine years old, they keep to themselves.

  • And by the time you realise it's a bit too late.

  • FM: She's talking about how she's trying to empower women, globally.

  • Zara: I thought it was really good. She's obviously a very courageous woman.

  • And it takes a lot of courage to kind of talk about your personal issues on a global scale and on social media.

  • And I think she's pretty cool, pretty inspiring.

  • Elizabeth: My event went so well, I was so impressed,

  • you know, amazing feedback.

  • With SpecialLady I want to be the voice of the voiceless

  • for every woman out there, who's going through,

  • you know, symptoms like what I went through.

  • To me coming out telling my story has been

  • a wonderful journey and experience.

  • And I've achieved so much with it.

  • For somebody to do great things you have to go through

  • challenges in life. So all those setbacks that I had, there was a purpose for it.

Elizabeth: I was born with two wombs, two cervixes and two vagina passages.

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生活在兩個陰道里|生而不同 (Living With Two Vaginas | BORN DIFFERENT)

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    eunice4u4u 發佈於 2021 年 01 月 14 日
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