'Being born without a womb hit me hard'

Rebecca Walshe was 16 years old when she was diagnosed with Mayer-Rokitanksy-Kuster-Hauser syndrome

At 16 years old Rebecca Walshe from Bromsgrove was diagnosed with Mayer- Rokitanksy-Kuster-Hauser syndrome (MRKH) and said it left her questioning her identity.

MRKH is a condition that mainly affects the reproductive system, where women are either born without a vagina and uterus, or the vagina and uterus fails to develop fully.

The filmmaker, who was born without a womb, has now created a short film to raise awareness of the rare condition.

"To be told I haven't got a womb and not be able to carry my own child, was really upsetting for me," she said.

"It's had a mental impact in my life, and when I was 16 I didn't really understand my gender identity. I questioned myself and thought what am I? I didn't know how to process the information."

MRKH affects 1 in every 5,000 women, according to the NHS.

The condition is something people are born with, but not necessarily diagnosed until their teenage years - known as a congenital abnormality.

Ms Walshe described her film, titled Four Letters, as telling the journey of a character who finds out they are diagnosed with the condition.

"I want to raise awareness and be a source [of information] for people who have MRKH," she said.

"Also it's for people who are struggling with something different - it might not be MRKH, but that idea of feeling different and singled out."