The director of peer-led charity MRKH Connect, Charlie Bishop, said Betty’s disclosure on the programme was “incredible”.
“The courage to share in that forum so openly and have that vulnerability on a show that’s not designed for that kind of thing is incredible,” she told the .
MRKH Connect provides a safe space to those with MRKH and their families, as well as resources and support groups.
Charlie, who is now 40, says she also found out she had MRKH at a young age – when she was 17.
“None of us are prepared for this because none of us are ever taught that this will be the case,” she said.
“We are told periods will happen and when they don’t happen, we’re not told what that really means. I was told ‘you’re just a late starter, it will happen’.”
She believes the biggest challenge for her was the impact her diagnosis had on her mental health.
“It took a very long time to process that and several years to understand what it meant for me”, Charlie explains.
“I had feelings of grief and trauma and didn’t understand how to manage these feelings.
“It’s hard to put into words how I felt at that time.”
