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[2/2] Sotirios Saravelos is a consultant gynaecologist and subspecialist in reproductive medicine @imperialnhs. He supports patients with MRKH – when people are born without a uterus (womb), cervix and upper two thirds of the vagina – with their fertility journey. He tells us, “Many patients with MRKH fear that they will not be able to have a baby. However, they still have functioning ovaries, so IVF treatment is an option. “We give patients medication to stimulate their ovaries to produce eggs. These eggs are then collected and mixed with a partner’s/donor’s sperm to make an embryo which is implanted into a surrogate. There is also the option to freeze eggs and carry out surrogacy at a later stage. “In terms of the chosen surrogate, this can vary from someone who has already had children, to the patient’s family member such as their mother – so this could mean that a woman may have given birth to both her daughter and grandchild! As you can imagine, we often deal with very unique and emotional cases. “My hope for the future is that it won’t be considered a miracle for those born without a uterus to have a baby.” Find out more via the link in our bio #MRKH #Surrogacy #IVF #Fertility