Hayley Haynes 28-year had miracle babies Avery and
Darcey after undergoing IVF treatment using an egg donor. She had no reproductive organs owing to a condition called
androgen insensitivity syndrome. She looked like a woman but was told she would
never have children as she had no womb, ovaries or Fallopian tubes.
But now, nine years on, she has given birth to her twins
after IVF treatment using an egg donor. Hayley, from Bedford, had no idea she was different growing
up. But at 19 she still had not started her periods despite going through other
signs of puberty.
After months of hospital trips and blood tests, specialists
told her she had been born with XY chromosomes, meaning she was genetically
male.
She says:
“When they told me I had no womb I was so confused I felt sick. My biggest fear was never having children.
"Suddenly a huge piece of my life was missing. I felt like half a woman and was embarrassed. How I was going to tell a guy I was genetically male when I started dating?”
A ray of hope came in 2007 when a new specialist at Royal
Derby Hospital found a tiny womb missed on previous scans.
“It was only a few millimetres, but it was a start,” says Hayley. “He was optimistic it would grow. I still couldn’t conceive naturally but I could have the option of IVF.”
The first step was a course of hormone tablets to give her
the right levels of progesterone and oestrogen. They would stop her suffering
osteoporosis and create an environment where her womb could grow.
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