MRKH and Genetics - Amy

Dr Amy Lossie of Beautiful You MRKH shares her perspective of the role of genetics in MRKH. Watch this interesting presentation on what she has found, learned and the complexity of MRKH which still means this process is ongoing. We are so honoured she could speak at our event.
Connect LIVE 2022 was an in-person community led event, featuring speakers of MRKH lived experiences, international presentations, and panel discussions in London, UK. Inspired by our MRKH Connect with Friends events, this event, our first in person, was an opportunity to come together to connect, learn and laugh in an informative peer led environment. We are happy to be able to share some of the presentations from this event, please remember these were recorded live and so sound and recording quality varies in some cases. We can’t wait to do it all again next year.
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Please note none of these presentations either intend to, or directly constitute, professional or medical advice but we hope are an informative resource.

[@person6768]

Its clearly not genetic my mom has six siblings 3 of which are woman and three men. All of my cousins are normal. My dad has two sisters and all my cousins by both of them have normal children. I cant prove it but I believe either my mom smoking Marlboros, eating McDonald's everyday, or the government is steralizing. It never even crossed my mind as genetic because its not present in anyone but me and I have a huge family. All of my mammals sisters all have kids and there kids have kids too. I am utterly alone in this.

[@mrkhconnect6170]

Thanks for your comment, the genes are affected which is what leads to MRKH in 1 in 5000 (approx cases) meaning it would be more unusual if it was present in other members of your family. It certainly isn't related to diet or smoking based on medical papers written about MRKH. Happy to share some links if you want to learn more :)