Mum born with two vaginas, wombs and cervixes welcomes 'miracle' first baby
After years of trying, a woman born with a rare gynecological condition that means she has two vaginas, two uteruses, and two cervixes has been left overjoyed to welcome a miracle baby girl. Adel Varga, now 29, started suffering painful periods at the age of 14, but wasn't diagnosed with Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome until she was 28.
Adel, from Hungary, said: "I suffered with severely painful periods since the age of 14, and I knew something wasn't quite right. After going to the doctors and seeing different medics, I was misdiagnosed a couple of times as they were unsure what condition I was actually suffering with. When I was 20, I was eventually diagnosed with uterus didelphys, after it was discovered that I had a regular vagina and a blind vagina, as well as a second cervix."
Various doctors warned Adel she might not be able to carry a baby of her own (Caters News Agency)"It couldn't be seen because of my blind vagina, which was full of menstruation blood. In 2018, I underwent vaginal septum surgery which cut a hole so the blood could flow out. After that, my periods were far more bearable, and it also got rid of years of bacterial vaginal infection."
Having consulted with multiple doctors over the course of a decade, Adel was warned she may never be able to carry a baby of her own. In March 2020, Adel met her husband, Balázs, and the couple began trying to conceive four months into their relationship.
According to Adel: "I had been in a three-year relationship, which broke down at the start of 2020. I believe because my ex was concerned about my condition and ability to have children. However, in August of that same year, I met my now-husband and on our very first date, I brought up the fact that I may never be a mother because of my condition. Each doctor I met was very concerned about my condition, but after being in a relationship for four months, we decided to try getting pregnant.
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"After months of trying, I was not able to get pregnant, and when it had reached the 10-month mark, we decided to go to a fertility clinic for further examination. They discovered that I also have chronic endometritis in both of my uteruses. I started suffering with back pain on my left side, and one day it was so bad I thought I was suffering from kidney stones, so I was rushed for an ultrasound. At the age of 28, I was told for the first time that I only have one kidney."
Adel carried her baby in her left uterus (Caters News Agency)It was at this point that Adel received her first diagnosis of Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome, a complicated condition whereby a person is born with one kidney, uterus didelphys, two cervixes, and two vaginas: one normal and one blind. Mindful of her condition, Adel and Bal decided to pursue IVF in 2022, two years after they'd begun trying for a baby, and, incredibly, they were successful upon their very first attempt.
Adel recalled: "We created four embryos, and had one transferred in November 2022. Luckily our first IVF attempt was successful, which we were so shocked about because even the fertility doctor said he did not think we would succeed. It was confirmed that I was finally pregnant on my birthday on December 1. I couldn't believe it.
"The pregnancy went really well, and my uterus was perfectly able to stretch. However, I was terrified throughout my pregnancy. The baby was in my left uterus, and it was so strange to see my belly growing on one side. I knew I was going to have to have a C-section because it would be safest for me and my baby."
The couple was successful upon their very first IVF attempt (Caters News Agency)
Adel 'couldn't believe it' when she learned she was pregnant (Caters News Agency)She added: "However, Alice was born at 36 weeks via an emergency C-section, because I had developed preeclampsia - high blood pressure during pregnancy. She needed to be born as soon as possible otherwise I could have died. We welcomed our daughter on July 11, and we feel very lucky to have our long-awaited healthy baby girl.
"I am doing well, and I am adapting to sleepless nights. I am so thankful we had the opportunity to become parents. We are not planning on having another child because the whole pregnancy was very stressful, and the preeclampsia is genetic, so it could easily happen again."
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