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A Story of an Afghan Girl with MRKH Syndrome
Frishta My name is Frishta. I am 26years old and I live in Afghanistan. At birth, the doctors told my mother that your daughter was malnourished. However, I grew up and survived. When I was 19 years old, I was … Continue reading
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My MRKH Journey In A Nutshell
Aysha Building homes, playing shops, outings with cousins and parties with friends, it seemed my life was just typical! I started puberty at the average age of 10, breast development, hair growth and all! Except there was one question that … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, awareness, BYMRKH, childfree, confidence, Courage, Diagnosis, embrace, empower, family planning, fighters, hope, infertility, inspiration, isolation, journey, love, Medical community, MKRH, MRKH, MRKH Warrior, MRKH Warriors, mullerian anomalies, muslim, my body, my choice, obstacles, purpose, reproductive health, Rokitansky, self worth, shame, silentsisterhood, sisterhood, sisters, strength, strength within, support, uterus, vagina, woman, womb
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Eggs
Dr. Amy Lossie Eggs, les oeufs, los huevos, le uova, Kananmuna, Eire, jajka. On September 25, 2014, I had a Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy & Hysterectomy. My functional ovaries and non-functional, severely underdeveloped uterus that defined so much of my #MRKH life, … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, awareness, Beautiful You MRKH Foundation, BYMRKH, childfree, childless, confidence, Courage, Diagnosis, embrace, empower, family, family planning, healing, hope, infertility, inspiration, journey, love, Medical community, MKRH, MRKH, MRKH Warrior, mullerian anomalies, my body, my choice, obstacles, purpose, self love, self worth, sisterhood, sisters, strength, strength of a woman, strength within, support, surgery, woman
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On Wednesday We Wore Orange for #NIAW
On Wednesday we wore orange to celebrate National Infertility Awareness Week and to bring awareness to 1 in 8 couples who struggle with infertility. In addition to wearing orange, I asked the community what is something you wish others knew … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, adoption, awareness, BYMRKH, childfree, confidence, Courage, Diagnosis, embrace, empower, family planning, healing, hope, infertility, isolation, journey, love, MRKH, MRKH Warrior, mullerian anomalies, reproductive health, self love, self worth, shame, silentsisterhood, sisterhood, sisters, strength, strength of a woman, strength within, support, uterus, vagina, woman, womb
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Well…There Is Adoption and Surrogacy
Stacey Brown Conversations around infertility are hard. It’s very difficult to know exactly what to say to a person who is grieving. We tend to present solutions instead of simply saying, “I’m here for you.” As important as it is … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, awareness, black health, confidence, Courage, Diagnosis, embrace, empower, family planning, fighters, future, healing, hope, infertility, isolation, journey, MKRH, MRKH, MRKH Warrior, MRKH Warriors, mullerian anomalies, my body, obstacles, purpose, reproductive health, Rokitansky, self worth, shame, silentsisterhood, sisterhood, sisters, strength, strength of a woman, strength within, support, uterus, vagina, womb
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What I Would Tell My 20 Year Old Self (MRKH Edition)
Kylie McMahon Fight Forward. As I sat down to start my letter to my 20 year old, freshly diagnosed self, I couldn’t help but get lost thinking about the day my life changed. Before I get to my letter, I … Continue reading
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Why Self Care Is So Important
Lizzie Self care is an extremely important quality to have. Without it we would find it hard to cope with certain situations, such as relationships, our work, and even home life. 💗💛💗 For me it’s vital that I practice self … Continue reading
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Broken to Blessed
Julie Coveney I come from a large family of eight, including my parents. With so many people, it was easy to feel alone and lost in the shuffle, with six kids. I also felt different. It wouldn’t be until years … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, awareness, family planning, foster, foster parents, foster process, friendship, hope, infertility, MRKH, MRKH sisterhood, MRKH supporter, MRKH Warrior, self love, sisterhood
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Dear My Beauty
It’s not fair nor unfair. It’s not be pitied nor disregarded and it is the invisible grief that most will never talk about. The inner dialogue for infertility is that of subtle sadness, disguised aggression and palpable fear. Whether you … Continue reading
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The Empowerment of the Silent Sisterhood 