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Wendy Zukerman

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Science Vs
How Do You Get Pregnant With No Vagina?

He's an OBGYN and the chief medical officer at Maven Clinic.

Science Vs
How Do You Get Pregnant With No Vagina?

He's based in Massachusetts.

Science Vs
How Do You Get Pregnant With No Vagina?

And he's treated people who have this condition before.

Science Vs
How Do You Get Pregnant With No Vagina?

Now, Neil told us that on top of the vagina that hadn't properly formed, people with this condition can also have a uterus that is not fully developed.

Science Vs
How Do You Get Pregnant With No Vagina?

But in this case, with the pregnant hero of our story, her uterus was fully formed, working perfectly and could support a fetus soon to be a baby.

Science Vs
How Do You Get Pregnant With No Vagina?

It just seems there was no vagina.

Science Vs
How Do You Get Pregnant With No Vagina?

So the big question is, of course... How did the sperm get in?

Science Vs
How Do You Get Pregnant With No Vagina?

Okay, so the baby got out by C-section.

Science Vs
How Do You Get Pregnant With No Vagina?

That's the quick one.

Science Vs
How Do You Get Pregnant With No Vagina?

Now, back at the hospital, doctors and nurses were curious themselves about how the sperm got in there.

Science Vs
How Do You Get Pregnant With No Vagina?

And actually, the case report says that...

Science Vs
How Do You Get Pregnant With No Vagina?

get this, as they were still closing her up from surgery, from the surgery of the C-section, quote, curiosity could not be contained any longer and the patient was interviewed with the help of a sympathetic nursing sister, end quote.

Science Vs
How Do You Get Pregnant With No Vagina?

Here's what they found out.

Science Vs
How Do You Get Pregnant With No Vagina?

The young woman had apparently tried multiple times to have sort of garden variety penis vagina sex, but was obviously unsuccessful due to the

Science Vs
How Do You Get Pregnant With No Vagina?

aforementioned lack of vagina.

Science Vs
How Do You Get Pregnant With No Vagina?

And so turned to oral sex, which ends up being key here.

Science Vs
How Do You Get Pregnant With No Vagina?

So, Joel, do you remember that fight that broke out at the start of this story?

Science Vs
How Do You Get Pregnant With No Vagina?

It's Chekhov's knife.

Science Vs
How Do You Get Pregnant With No Vagina?

Okay.

Science Vs
How Do You Get Pregnant With No Vagina?

So it seems that that fight all started because her ex-lover caught her going down on her new partner.