A woman born without a womb discovered her serial cheating boyfriend was only with her because she couldn't get pregnant.
University student Sofie Rask Jensen, 24, from Denmark was diagnosed with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome, which affects the female reproductive system, when she was 18 years old.
MRKH can cause an absent or undeveloped uterus and vaginal canal, and can also impact the ovaries in some cases.
In Sofie's case, she was born without a uterus and has had to undergo dilation treatment to lengthen her vaginal canal.
Sofie found out after she dumped her boyfriend that he had another girlfriend for two years and had targeted Sofie because she couldn't get pregnant.
"It can definitely be difficult in relationships and friendships. For friendships it's hard to know when the right time to tell someone is and whether you should tell someone," Sofie said.
"I was in a relationship with someone and found out after breaking up that they had been living a double life, being in multiple relationships.
"It seemed as though he had chosen me as the 'other woman' because there would be no pregnancy scares. We met on a dating app, but we had noticed each other when he would shop at the store that I worked in at the time.
"It was all very good in the beginning, but then he kept having excuses as to not having time to see me. I felt like he had no interest in me anymore, so I broke it off.
"Three days later I found out from a mutual friend that he had been with someone for two years. I had been with him for one year at that point."
Sofie explained what it was like to grow up and go through puberty not knowing that she was born with this rare condition that affects one in four to five thousand women.
"It was difficult to be in high school and to be struggling with my condition at the same time," she said.
She continued: "It can be difficult to be around pregnant people, even though in reality I am just so happy for them. It's a whole 'happy for you, sad for me' kind of situation.
"It can be terrifying to pursue romantic relationships. I thought no one would ever want to be with me."
"After high school, I shared my story with friends and family on my Instagram account and people were so kind about it.
"In 2021, I decided to share my story on TikTok and quickly some of my videos started taking off, getting over a million views."
Many women with MRKH, Sofie included, are born with ovaries and eggs, meaning surrogacy is an option if they want to have biological children rather than adopt.
However, in Denmark where Sofie lives, the laws require a surrogate to use their own eggs, which defeats the purpose of using a surrogate for many women.
She said: "I have been with my current boyfriend for almost four years now and he is really great. We often talk about our future and how we both want to have children. I really hope the laws change someday in the future."
