'I was born without a womb - I dream of having children of my own'

A young woman who was born without a womb has spoken of her dream to have children of her own via a surrogate.

Hannah Vaughan was just 16 when she was diagnosed with the rare congenital disorder named Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome, CheshireLive reports. The disorder, which means you are born with an undeveloped womb, affects around one in 5,000 women.

Hannah, who studied at Manchester Metropolitan University, said she underwent 'a million and one tests' before she was diagnosed with the condition. The 24-year-old is now undergoing IVF treatment in the hope that one day her and partner Luke Seddon-Rimmer, 24, can have children of their own.

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Hannah, who works in social care, said she visited the doctors a number of times in her teens before the issue was spotted. She said: "I was turned away a few times before I was taken seriously, and then at 16 they did some ultrasounds and I was told I was born without a womb, which obviously means I can’t carry a child of my own.

"I went through a million and one tests; it was a very difficult time in my teens, a time that’s meant to be quite fun – which it was. I’m very lucky to have a close-knit family so I was very well supported.

"But, there was always that looming situation in the background."

Hannah met partner Luke while studying at university. The pair have now been together for three years and live together in Tarporley in Cheshire.

"We’re ready to go through the IVF process," says Hannah. "I wanted to go through some tests initially to make sure that when we were ready, there were no hurdles.

"Unfortunately, through those tests I was told I had low ovarian reserves, which