Being told she had a rare condition as a teen left Annie reeling, but she’s learnt to love it
As my phone alarm beeped, I turned it off and groaned in pain. I should have been up and ready for college, full of energy.
'I had heavy, painful periods'
Only, at 16, my periods were so heavy and excruciating, I’d often pass out and struggled to get out of bed.
‘I can’t put up with this any more,’ I said to my mum Denise through tears.
I went to a health clinic, but when a nurse examined me, she looked confused.
‘There’s something in the way,’ she said. ‘You need to get it checked out.’
‘I just want to be normal’
I was referred to a gynaecologist. And after tests, she revealed something shocking.
‘You have a rare condition called
uterus didelphys,
which means you
have two vaginas.’
As she pointed to
the screen, I could
see one vagina had a tampon inside and the other didn’t.
I stared at her as
she said I also had two cervixes and uteruses.
I couldn’t believe it.
I was told it could affect
my ability to get pregnant or carry children.
‘I just want to be normal,’ I cried to Mum.
For a long time, I buried my head in the sand, because I didn’t know how to deal with it.
At 20, I started to open up about my condition to pals.
‘How cool is that?’ they said, intrigued.
It gave me a boost, but I rarely told guys I dated. When we had sex, they didn’t even realise.
Two years later, feeling
bored during lockdown, I came across the adult content site, OnlyFans.
Thinking it would be fun to post racy photos while making extra cash, I decided to give it a go.
I didn’t think about advertising the fact I had two vaginas until a year later.
‘Why aren’t you telling people that?’ my friend said. ‘Men will go wild.’
She was right – when I did, my subscribers soared to almost 140k.
I’m speaking out because I’ve felt let down by the health profession, and doctors have taught me nothing about my condition.
Now, I see it as a super-cool aspect of myself, and I’ve never been more confident or loved my body more.