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Hayley Haynes, 28, was born without a womb, ovaries or fallopian tubes
Doctors told her she had XY chromosomes, genetically making her male
When she was told she would never conceive it left Hayley feeling 'sick'
She had babies Avery and Darcey after IVF treatment using an egg donor
Said becoming a mother was the 'single most amazing moment of my life'
By Sian Boyle for the Daily Mail
Published: 02:00, 31 January 2015 | Updated: 12:14, 1 February 2015
The woman who was genetically born a man - and told she would never conceive - has been pictured at home with the twin girls she gave birth to.
Hayley Haynes was born without a womb, ovaries or fallopian tubes. At 19, doctors told her she had XY chromosomes which genetically makes her male and that she would never conceive.
Nine years later, she gave birth to her two 'miracle' babies Avery and Darcey.
Mrs Haynes, now 28, said she was devastated that she would never have children of her own – and told her childhood friend Sam, who later became her husband: 'No man will want me.'
Miracle: Hayley Haynes (left) and husband Sam (right) have taken their twin girls home with them
Miracle: Hayley Haynes (left) and husband Sam (right) have taken their twin girls home with them
Double delight: After giving birth to Avery and Darcey (pictured), Hayley Haynes said: 'Becoming a mother was the single most amazing moment of my life.
Double delight: After giving birth to Avery and Darcey (pictured), Hayley Haynes said: 'Becoming a mother was the single most amazing moment of my life
Happy home: 'When I held the babies in my arms for the first time, I was overwhelmed,' said Hayley (left) upon taking her 'miracle' babies (pictured) home with her
Happy home: 'When I held the babies in my arms for the first time, I was overwhelmed,' said Hayley (left) upon taking her 'miracle' babies (pictured) home with her
Miracle: Avery and Darcey were born nine years after Hayley Haynes was told she would never conceive
Risky business: Mrs Haynes (pictured) and her husband used over half their savings for the IVF treatment which led to the birth of Avery and Darcey
Suprise: And when Mrs Haynes went for her six-week scan, it was a shock to discover both eggs had taken and she was expecting non-identical twins Avery and Darcey
Throughout puberty she did not have periods, and doctors later discovered she had no reproductive organs thanks to a condition called androgen insensitivity syndrome.
'When they told me I had no womb, I was so confused I felt sick. My biggest fear was never having children,' she told the Daily Mirror.
'Suddenly a huge piece of my life was missing. I felt like half a woman and was embarrassed. How I was going to tell a guy I was genetically male when I started dating?'
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A ray of hope came in 2007 when a new specialist at Royal Derby Hospital found a tiny womb missed on previous scans. 'It was only a few millimetres, but it was a start,' said Mrs Haynes, from Bedford.
'He was optimistic it would grow. I still couldn't conceive naturally but I could have the option of IVF.'
The first step was a course of hormone tablets to give her the right levels of progesterone and oestrogen, which would stop her suffering osteoporosis and create an environment in which her womb could grow.
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