Woman goes into labour every time she has her period - after being born with two wombs
A woman has
a rare condition that caused her to be born with two wombs which means every
time she gets her period - she goes into LABOUR.
Sophie
Loader, 23, suffers debilitating labour pains at her time of the month - which
last up to 72 HOURS.
She is
struck down by painful contractions every month which mimic perfectly labour
pains, because her second womb fills with blood - mimicking a full-term baby.
Sophie, of
Chelmsford, Essex, was born with uterus bicornis, meaning she has two separate
wombs but one vagina.
The only way
she can cope with the pain is through breathing exercises.
The
mum-of-one said: "I've been in labour more than 100 times, but only once
for real. To say that it's a pain would be an understatement.
"It
might shock women to hear I have been in labour more than one hundred times.
"When I was 13 and the contractions started, I had never felt pain
like it and couldn't understand what was happening to me, it was terrifying -
even the doctor thought I might be pregnant."
Full-time
mum Sophie lives with boyfriend Keaghan John, 23, and their two-year-old son
Chase. She said: "When I had Chase I was drugged up to the nines for my
c-section, so sadly I can't compare the pain of real labour to my fake
contractions.
"But I
wouldn't wish this on any woman. "One labour is more than
enough."
When Sophie
was 13, she started her period but with it came excruciating pain.
She said:
"I was doubled over in agony and my mum had to call an ambulance. It was
terrifying and felt like my insides were being ripped apart."
After months
of tests, doctors finally told Sophie that she had two wombs.
While the
left womb was healthy, the right side would fill up with blood each month and
trick her body into thinking it was giving birth.
She said:
"I was hospitalised more than 30 times because I couldn't cope with the
symptoms. Each time they would give me gas and air to control the pain.
"In the
end, all doctors could do was teach me how to control my contractions using
breathing exercises that real women in labour use."
After the
birth, Sophie had the contraceptive implant fitted and now only goes into 'fake
labour' once every three months.
She said:
"Being is labour once a month for eight years was exhausting.
"You'd think it would be enough to put me off having a baby.
"But
ever since I was a little girl, I've wanted to be a mother. "There
were times when I wanted to give up, but I am so lucky to have Chase.
"That
being said, I don't think I'll be having another baby any time soon."
SOURCE: sde.co.ke
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