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СпутникиРНSpaceXРоскосмосNASA"Finding out I had MRKH was soul-destroying. It broke me. I felt like my heart had been ripped out."
A one in 5,000 medical condition has left a Derbyshire couple down £50,000, in continuous efforts to make their parenthood dreams come true.
While many couples are granted one NHS-funded round of IVF, Molly Eagles and Matthew Crowe, both 28, sadly did not qualify due to their unique situation.
Molly was diagnosed with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome (MRKH) at the age of 15. This means that whilst possessing ovaries and the ability to produce eggs, she was born without a uterus and is unable to carry a pregnancy herself.
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"I knew something wasn’t right because I hadn’t started my period," Molly told Derbyshire Live. Finding out I had MRKH was soul-destroying. It broke me. I felt like my heart had been ripped out.
"Becoming a mum has always been my biggest dream, and being told I could never carry my own baby felt like my world had fallen apart.
"Despite everything, I’ve always held onto one thought: one day, I will hold my baby. That hope has carried me through the hardest days."
Hailing from Holmewood, Molly and Matthew got into a relationship in 2017 as students in Chesterfield College, engaged since this March and planning a wedding for their 10-year anniversary.
Molly, working at Costa, says her and Matthew have 'poured every spare penny' into this long journey to parenthood. The £50,000 battle has spanned IVF medications, egg collections, creating embryos, embryo freezing, surrogate agency fees, surrogate medications, embryo transfers, legal expenses, and many other costs that come with fertility treatment and surrogacy.
Sadly, weighing their options did not prevent heartbreak along the way:
"We have created embryos twice and experienced an unsuccessful embryo transfer. Then, most painfully of all, we lost our baby with our previous surrogate," Molly said. "Those moments have broken our hearts, but they haven't taken away our dream of becoming mum and dad."
The couple is now trying to create more embryos, as they need five PGT-A tested embryos to be eligible to join the uterus transplant waiting list.
"A womb transplant could give me the chance to experience pregnancy and give birth to a baby of our own, something I never thought would be possible after being born without a uterus and being told I’d never be able to carry a child," added Molly.
"If a uterus transplant isn’t possible, creating more embryos would also give us another chance to continue our surrogacy journey, and, we hope, finally welcome our baby into the world.
"Surrogates are the most selfless and incredible people. They give families like ours a chance at something we could never achieve on our own - the opportunity to become parents.
"We have already experienced both the joy and heartbreak that can come with surrogacy, but despite everything, we still believe in it with all our hearts.
"Our dream is simply to welcome our little boy or girl into the world, however that journey unfolds.
"Whether that is through a womb transplant or with the extraordinary kindness of a surrogate, we will never stop fighting to become mum and dad."
The embryos will need to be tested, which will cost between £10,000 and £12,000, and the couple may also need blood tests and full screenings, which will also cost £2,000 each.
Molly hopes to be selected for a uterus transplant in Oxford in the future, which would require her to live nearby for eight weeks after the operation to be monitored - but the cost of transport and accommodation is more than the pair can afford.
Molly and Matthew's have set up a fundraiser to support their journey in becoming parents, something they've called "one of the hardest things we've ever had to do."
"Our dream of becoming parents has never changed. It is something we have fought for every single day, despite years of heartbreak, setbacks and overwhelming financial costs," Molly continued.
"Asking for help is one of the hardest things we’ve ever had to do, but we are determined to keep fighting for the chance to have our family."
Anyone wishing to support the couple can do so by clicking the link here.