Wendy Zukerman
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Before the break, we told you about a 15-year-old who was pregnant and in labour.
So let's just talk about this no vagina for a moment.
So basically, when this woman was in the womb, the lower part of her vagina didn't develop properly.
And this can sometimes be caused by a condition called vaginal agenesis.
It happens to about one in 5,000 people.
And this case report said that where her vagina was supposed to be
Only a shallow skin dimple was present.
So it wasn't like a Barbie situation.
We think she had a urethra, the inner and outer lips of the vulva.
So all of that looked typical.
But then instead of an opening where the vagina was supposed to be, there was skin with a little dent in it.
So think about it like kind of pressing your cheek a little, like a little dimple.
And this condition is usually brought on by a syndrome with a very long name.
Well, this mouthful was said by Dr. Neil Shah.