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'I was born without a vagina or uterus - I grieved that I couldn’t have a baby'

EXCLUSIVE: Ally Hensley, 42, was diagnosed with MRKH, a condition that affects the female reproductive system, which can cause an underdeveloped or absent vagina and uterus

But after a medical examination followed by a failed attempt to have sex, Ally, now 43, who hails from Berkshire, was diagnosed with a rare and life-altering condition that has massively impacted her life. She explained: "It was hard, your family knowing what you're doing in the bedroom and I remember having to buy copious amounts of KY Jelly with my mum in a small English, countryside village. Ally shared: "I used to buy pregnancy tests to see what it was like to pee on a stick and I’ve lied about contraception to people - I would know all the names to them, but it was coming from a place of damage.

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