Summary
A woman named Laura Folan, who was born without a womb, helped to deliver her own biological son with the aid of a surrogate. Folan has a condition called MRKH that makes it impossible to carry a child, but through IVF treatment, she was able to have a child using a surrogate. The family is now considering having another baby with the same surrogate.
Key Facts
- Laura Folan was born with a condition called Mayer Rokitansky Küster Hauser syndrome (MRKH), which means she has no womb.
- MRKH affects about 1 in every 5,000 women.
- Initially, doctors said Folan would not be able to have a biological child.
- Folan underwent IVF treatment to stimulate her ovaries and successfully produced eggs.
- A surrogate named Annie Peverelle carried and delivered Folan's biological son.
- Folan and her partner, Daniel Clarke, helped deliver their son, George.
- George is now one year old, and the family plans to have another child using the same surrogate.
