Newly married woman, 20, ‘whose husband beat her because she couldn’t have sex’ discovers it’s because she has a TWO CENTIMETRE-long vagina
- Wife unable to have penetrative sex due to condition known as vaginal septum
- Husband beat and verbally abused her before chucking her out of their home
- In Pakistan there is a social stigma attached to infertility, doctors noted
- Was treated for condition and went on to have a healthy baby boy a year later
A newly married woman was beaten by her husband because her 2cm-long vagina prevented her from having sex with him, doctors have revealed.
The 20-year-old, from Pakistan, first discovered her issue while trying for a baby following an arranged marriage.
She was left in severe pain and unable to have penetrative sex, which infuriated her new partner.
He beat and verbally abused her before sending her back to her parents to be treated, according to doctors writing in BMJ Case Reports.
A 20-year-old woman who was struggling to have sex was told it was because her vagina was only 2cm-long
In Pakistan there is a social stigma attached to infertility along with superstitions and myths about gender, the doctors noted.
In this case, the woman had never had a period and had been experiencing pain in the lower part of her stomach for the past three years.
Her mother believed she had a temporary menstrual delay and went ahead with planning her daughter’s marriage anyway.
After struggling to have sex, the woman was examined by her doctor who found her vagina was ‘blind’-ended and just 2cm in length.
She was diagnosed with vaginal septum – when the reproductive system doesn’t fully develop and leaves a dividing wall of tissue inside the vagina.
There are two different types of the condition – longitudinal vaginal septum (LVS) which runs vertically and transverse vaginal septum (TVS) which runs horizontally.
In this case, the woman had TVS, which meant the top and bottom of her vagina was divided.
Through surgery, doctors cut out a chunk of tissue in the lower part of her vagina.
They then created a mould which was wrapped in a condom and kept inside her vagina for seven days to stretch it.
Once removed, it was replaced by a 8cm long and 4cm wide silicon mould that was left in the vagina for three weeks.
She had to continue wearing it at night for the second month and then four times a week in the third.
After that she was allowed to resume having sexual intercourse and seven months later she successfully conceived.
The woman delivered a healthy boy by C-section.
Speaking afterwards, she said: ‘This surgery has given me a new life in true sense. I had to suffer a lot of verbal, physical and emotional abuse from my own family and my in-laws.
‘People told my family that I was not a female but a transgender that I can never be sexually active nor could I ever conceive.
‘My self-esteem was lost and I could not face anyone out of this guilt.
‘This treatment blessed me with happy marital relations, self-confidence and a healthy baby.’