A woman born with two v**inas has answered the questions everyone always asks.
In an exclusive interview with IGV, Annie Charlotte has opened up about how her life took an unexpected turn at age 16 when she went for a routine medical procedure.
She discovered she had been born with a rare condition called uterus didelphys.
According to the Cleveland clinic: “Uterus didelphys is a rare congenital condition where you’re born with two uteruses. It’s commonly called a double uterus.”
“I actually found out when I was 16 and tried to get a contraceptive coil fitted,” Annie recalls.
“The nurse went to insert it and felt a wall in the middle of my canal. After multiple scans and doctor’s appointments, I was told I was born with this super rare medical condition called ‘uterus didelphys,’ which means I have two v**inas, two cervixes, and two uteruses.”
This revelation came as a shock, as it wasn’t detected at birth or during her childhood. The initial reaction to her diagnosis was mixed.
Annie admits: “My family didn’t really talk about it, and I never told my friends until I was in university.
“I was super ashamed of it for some reason, I guess it was because I was 16 years old and didn’t want to be different to anyone else.”
However, her brother’s light-hearted approach helped ease the tension.
Annie shares: “My brother wanted to joke about it, which I think was needed because finding out actually made me sad. He called me and said, ‘Welcome to the X-Men, seeing as you are now a mutant.’”
Living with uterus didelphys has presented unique challenges, particularly regarding reproductive health.
Annie explains: “I have been told that there is a dramatic potential impact on my fertility. There is a potential chance of multiple miscarriages before I have a successful pregnancy.
“I have been told by another doctor that I would not be able to give birth to my children, I would have to have a C-section, and that they would be premature and likely to have to be in incubators.
“So, from the sounds of it, I have quite a low chance of a successful pregnancy.”
Despite these challenges, Annie has chosen not to undergo any medical procedures to alter her condition.
“Nothing. I don’t want to change the way I am,” she states firmly.
One of the most significant hurdles Annie has faced is the lack of comprehensive medical support and information about her condition.
“It has been super difficult to get any information or support with my condition. I don’t have a gynecologist, nor do I have many answers about my condition. I have had to figure it out on my own.
“Which has sucked because I wish there were more answers. I wish there were much less speculation and more facts about what my condition is.”
This lack of support extends to emergency situations as well.
Annie recounts: “I had to go to A&E one time because I had issues with my v**inas and I was worried that something was wrong. When I saw the A&E consultant, he was shocked. Every time I see a gynecologist, I get discharged almost immediately.”
As Annie has grown older, her perspective on her condition has evolved.
“When I was younger, I was embarrassed and didn’t want to tell anyone about my condition. I just wanted to be normal! Like everyone else. Then I realized how cool having two is. Who doesn’t want that?
“I want to be a p*** star, and I was born with two, so I was literally made for this! It’s so cool and I love them! It also makes s** great!!!”
Despite the physical uniqueness of her condition, Annie hasn’t faced significant stigmatization.
“None at all! People are just super interested in my condition,” she notes.
However, the emotional journey has been complex.
“Learning to love myself,” Annie reflects when asked about her biggest emotional challenge.
“I hated having two, I just wanted to be normal, so I wanted one. I didn’t want to talk about it. Then one day I spoke to my friends who were like, ‘This is so cool!’
“I’ve learned to love it now! It is a massive part of my job and I am the ‘Two P***y Princess’, how cool?!”
Annie’s condition has also influenced her view on relationships in unexpected ways.
“I would say it makes people want to have s*x with me more just to know what it feels like, so it’s a great chat-up line!
However, I would say my dating life is pretty normal and my job probably affects it more than having two v****as.”
She adds: “Though I have been told I have a pretty warped view of dating, as I fully believe I can have two boyfriends at once and it not be cheating as I have two, they can just have one each.
“I was doing until recently, this but they found out and ended it with me. They unfortunately did not have the same view.”
When it comes to discussing her condition with partners, Annie shares: “I didn’t tell people when I was younger, I just do believe I may have hurt someone’s d**k if they hit the wall too hard and hurt themselves!
“As an adult, I don’t mind. I have no difficulties telling people, it is just more deciding when to tell people, as it isn’t a first-date conversation or something to tell someone over the dinner table.
“So I sometimes tell them after s*x – and the times I have done that, immediately after my legs are in the air as they want to feel the wall with their fingers!”
Looking to the future, Annie hopes to be able to have children of her own, despite the potential fertility challenges.
“I hope to be able to get pregnant and have my own children,” she says. She’s also passionate about raising awareness and supporting others with similar conditions.
Annie believes there’s a pressing need for more research and support in the field of gynecology, especially for rare conditions like hers.
“There is no information about it, no one knows how to help women who have this condition to have children. There is no support,t and women are suffering alone.
“It’s sad as society tells us we have to have children, and a lot of women born with this can not have children or are really struggling to get pregnant or suffer multiple regular miscarriages.”
“A woman having to deal with this is so hard, and gynecologists often say it in a way that is so insensitive when it is such a sensitive issue.
“There needs to be more support for all women with medical issues within the gynecological field – not just with my condition.”
She adds: “I personally believe gynecology is a field in which there is a lack of research and that needs to change. Women’s health is so important, but it seems to be neglected.”
As for her personal goals, Annie candidly states: “I want me and my two v****as to be famous in the adult world! I cannot wait to be a famous p**n star.”
Her advice to others, especially young women dealing with similar conditions, is clear: “Don’t be ashamed of something you have no control over.
“Dealing with the impacts on fertility alone is hard, and no one should have to suffer those conversations, those doctors’ appointments, and many other things alone.”
Reflecting on her journey, Annie’s message to her younger self is simple yet powerful: “LOVE YOURSELF – it is something I am still trying to do now.”
