Claire Reid
A woman who was born with two uteruses, two vaginas and two cervixes has welcomed a baby girl after years of trying.
Adel Varga first realised something was wrong when she began to experience painful periods aged just 14, but it would be more than 10 years before she was finally diagnosed with Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome aged 28.
Adel, now 29, had seen numerous doctors over the years and after discovering she had chronic endometritis in both of her uteruses had been warned that she may never be able to have a baby.
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After meeting husband Balázs Pór, in March 2020, the pair began trying to conceive - but after two unsuccessful years turned to IVF.
Somewhat miraculously, Adel got pregnant the first time around.
Adel grew her baby in her left uterus, which can be seen in her fascinating bump pictures, and the couple welcomed their healthy, miracle baby girl, Alice, on 11 July this year.
Adel, from Hungary, said: "We created four embryos, and had one transferred in November 2022. Luckily our first IVF attempt was successful, which we were so shocked about because even the fertility doctor said he did not think we would succeed.
"It was confirmed that I was finally pregnant on my birthday on 1 December. I couldn't believe it.”
The new mum suffered with preeclampsia during her pregnancy, meaning little Alice was born via cesarean section to be on the safe side.
"The pregnancy went really well, and my uterus was perfectly able to stretch,” she said.
“However, I was terrified throughout my pregnancy.
"The baby was in my left uterus, and it was so strange to see my belly growing on one side.
"I knew I was going to have to have a C-section because it would be safest for me and my baby.
"However, Alice was born at 36 weeks via an emergency C-section, because I had developed preeclampsia - high blood pressure during pregnancy.
"She needed to be born as soon as possible otherwise I could have died.
"We welcomed our daughter on July 11, and we feel very lucky to have our long-awaited healthy baby girl.
"I am doing well, and I am adapting to sleepless nights. I am so thankful we had the opportunity to become parents.
"We are not planning on having another child because the whole pregnancy was very stressful, and the preeclampsia is genetic, so it could easily happen again."