I gave up on having babies after being born WITHOUT a womb – then doctors made a ‘miraculous’ discovery

FROM the age of just 16 Ashley Reilly grew up knowing that she would never carry her own children, after she was born with a rare condition.

It meant she was born without a reproductive system - including a cervix and uterus - dashing any hopes of a future pregnancy.

But a recent ultrasound stunned doctors, revealing that she had miraculously developed a cervix and half a uterus.

It gave Ashley hope that the prospect of a future pregnancy could turn into a reality.

She has spent the past five years on hormone replacement therapy, a medication usually used to treat symptoms associated with female menopause.

The 21-year-old from Herron in western Australia said: “I was born without a uterus and cervix. As a result, I have never had a menstrual period, and I’m 21 years old.

“For the past 5 years, I’ve been on hormone therapy to induce puberty since it didn’t occur naturally.”

Ashley was originally diagnosed with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome due to her having no uterus.

MRKH causes the uterus or vagina to be underdeveloped or even non-existent - making pregnancy impossible.

However, following a recent scan, her diagnosis has since been updated to her having hypogonadotropic hypogonadism – a condition where the female ovaries produce little or no sex hormones.

The rare condition approximately affects one in 100,000 births.

Confused Ashley as to why she still hadn't had a period, Ashley went to the doctor at 16 years old.

Tests confirmed that she had no reproductive system and only one kidney.

Doctors put her on hormone replacement therapy, which she’s been taking for five years, never imagining the changes it would bring.