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Girl without a V: Life-changing surgery to make 22-year-old 'feel like a woman' for first time

Moats
  • Alarmed by the fact she had not yet got her period at 18, Kaylee Moats took a trip to the gynaecologist
  • She was diagnosed with Mayer Rokitansky K ster Hauser syndrome (MRKH)
  • Moats has no cervix, uterus or vaginal opening

 A 22-year-old born without a vagina hopes to have life-changing surgery that would allow her to "feel like a woman" for the first time.

Kaylee Moats, from Arizona, US, was born with Mayer Rokitansky K ster Hauser syndrome (MRKH), which means she has no cervix, uterus or vaginal opening.

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