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What I Would Tell My 17 Year Old Self (MRKH Edition)

Posted on July 30, 2020 by beautifulyoumrkh

Badia Atcherson Dear Badia, Who am I? This is your 45-year-old self-writing you. I am writing you to encourage you. This time will pass. The words” you are not able to have your own children”, are words that will forever … Continue reading →

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What I Would Tell My 17 Year Old Self (MRKH Edition)

Posted on July 26, 2020 by beautifulyoumrkh

Dr. Susan Carroll Kicking off the “What I would Tell my 17 Year Old Self” writing series with Dr. Susan Carroll. Susan wrote a terrific blog post to her younger self in 2019. I remember reading it and soaking up … Continue reading →

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“The Missing Vagina Monologue and Beyond”

Posted on July 13, 2020 by beautifulyoumrkh

I am thrilled to highlight and re-share this published work by my personal hero and the person who pioneered the MRKH community, Esther Leidolf. Reading Esther’s published work, “The Missing Vagina Monologue and Beyond” transformed my life and I encourage … Continue reading →

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MRKH, THE GHOST OF MY LIFE

Posted on July 12, 2020 by beautifulyoumrkh

➢ My name is Julian Peter a Kenyan and at the age of 17 I visited the doctor for a checkup since I had aching feet and so the normal questions during consultation started. When was your last period? And … Continue reading →

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My Vagina is on Vacation

Posted on June 30, 2020 by beautifulyoumrkh

Four years ago, when my college put on a performance of the Vagina Monologues, I saw it as an opportunity to finally share something that I had kept inside me for several years—my MRKH diagnosis. With permission of the director, … Continue reading →

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Dear My Beauty

Posted on April 5, 2016 by beautifulyoumrkh

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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Kristen X2 Shares Their First Experience Attending a BYMRKH Meeting in Seattle!

Posted on October 22, 2015 by beautifulyoumrkh

   Hi my name is Kristen. I’m 33 years old and at 16 I was “undiagnosed” with MRKH because they didn’t have the information on it that they do today. I was told I was one in a million, and I suffered … Continue reading →

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MRKH Supporter Runs Half Marathon to Raise Money and Awareness for the MRKH Community

Posted on April 27, 2015 by beautifulyoumrkh

     Long time MRKH Supporter, Cory Bettis is using her first half-marathon to raise money and awareness for the MRKH community by donating all of the funds she raises to the Beautiful You MRKH Foundation! This amazing and selfless … Continue reading →

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Stay Strong, Stay Positive and Stay Kind

Posted on March 23, 2015 by beautifulyoumrkh

Let me tell you about my life. I am one of very few unique women to be born with a rare condition. The clinical term is Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome but since no one can pronounce that, we call it MRKH. To … Continue reading →

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We are one in many, we are unique, and we are fighters.

Posted on February 7, 2014 by beautifulyoumrkh

They say ignorance is bliss but not when it comes to your health. Any detriment can creep up on you with no realization whatsoever. But what’s worse, Ignorance positioning itself in your corner or that of a figure as vital … Continue reading →

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