West Bengal Woman Gets Her Vagina And Uterus Surgically Constructed At Bengaluru Hospital
So much of a woman’s identity is placed in her body, don’t you think? Certain societal norms are enforced upon us and we are conditioned to believe. Whether or not one has the right to identify as a woman is under public scrutiny at all times. For most of us, we are habituated to hearing about people who were born without certain body parts or abilities such as limbs or deafness. But how rare is it to hear about a woman born without a vagina or uterus? This happened to a 30-year-old-woman from West Bengal who was born without a vagina and a uterus.
The woman suffered from Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser Syndrome, which is seen in one woman out of a million, according to the doctors at the Motherhood Hospital, Indiranagar. In this condition, the vagina and uterus are either underdeveloped or non-existent. However, other sexual characteristics such as the breasts develop normally. Women born with the syndrome have fully functioning ovaries and female chromosomal patterns. This means that they can still go for assisted and alternative reproduction methods.
However, the woman in question is now leading a completely normal life, thanks to the doctors at the Motherhood Hospital, Indiranagar, Bengaluru. As reported by TOI, the doctors did a laparoscopic procedure on the Bengal woman, creating a neo-vagina out of her own body tissues. How amazing is that?
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The 30-year-old married woman first visited the hospital on August 24 and went through an in-depth consultation. Her husband wanted to be able to enjoy a normal sex life as they had already accepted that she wouldn’t be able to bear children. She went into surgery on August 31.
While I am very happy that her surgery was successful and she can finally enjoy the pleasures of a sex life with her husband, isn’t it a shame that a woman has to physically cross off a checklist to qualify as one? Why is it that she wasn’t considered “normal” before this surgery? And how many women are out there who go through similar scrutiny on a daily just because they don’t look like a “normal woman”? I believe that we must be able to respect one’s identity regardless of whether it fits into our preconceived notion of what is the norm, don’t you?
