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January 12, 2012 11:11 AM EST
Hazel Jones, 27, appeared on iTV1 show "This Morning" on Wednesday to reveal an unusual medical condition to the world: because of something called uterus didelphys, the UK woman essentially has two vaginas, as well as two uteruses and two cervixes.
Having Two Vaginas
The UK woman, who likes to "celebrate" her unique body, said she first realized she was different when she began her period at age 14. "It wasn't fun," she said. "I used to suffer from horrendous cramps... I now know that my periods were worse because I have two wombs."
Still, Jones only discovered her condition after losing her virginity at age 18. Her boyfriend at the time noticed something was "different," so Jones went to a local hospital to get checked out.
It was there that she first learned about uterus didelphys,which occurs when a septum that usually breaks down between two tubes to form one uterus doesn't break apart, instead forming two uteruses in one body.
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According to MayoClinic.com, double uterus is rare and sometimes not even diagnosed. Its Web site also stated that the percentage of women with a double uterus is likely higher in women with a history of miscarriage or premature birth.
Although the condition itself is not extremely rare, occurring in around one in 3,000 cases, having two uteruses, cervixes and vaginas as a result is much less common.
Hazel Jones has a dividing wall between two vaginas as a result of her condition, a side effect that she calls one in a million.
"If you are not aware that you have got this, it can be really uncomfortable," Jones told "This Morning" hosts Philip Schofield and Holly Willoughby. "I thought I was having cystitis, I thought I was having urine infections from a young age, when I wasn't. I was actually tearing the middle septum."
'I thought it was amazing.'
When Jones was diagnosed with uterus didelphys, she was offered surgery to correct her condition. Jones, however, turned it down, in part because of the risks involved.
"They have to treat you like they would a post-op transsexual, because if you have something removed from an area like that there's a risk of healing back together," she said.
"You have to have it separated all the time, and it can be very uncomfortable and cause scar tissue."
Instead, Jones decided to embrace her body, and now feels that her two vaginas are something to be celebrated, not hidden.
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