Sex is supposed to be a pleasurable experience, not uncomfortable or painful. Unfortunately, that's just not the case for everyone all the time. A woman from Australia says that she was 18 when she had sex for the first time, and it was "excruciatingly painful," and she had no idea why.
Scarlett Rose, 30, felt the pain was not worth it and decided to hold off on men for a while. It would take years of suffering before she discovered that her pain was abnormal and that her anatomy was actually different from that of most women. It's a wild story.
She started to think she was going crazy.
Rose explained in a video posted by the New York Post that she met her husband when she was 18 and when the two became sexually active, she was clearly suffering. He told her something was wrong. She didn't have much experience and had convinced herself that it was normal.
This began her quest to find out why sex was not enjoyable, but doctors couldn't figure it out. She went to multiple doctors for all kinds of exams and tests, yet everything looked "normal."
"I developed severe anxiety because of it. I was told that it was in my head," she admitted. "I knew that I was experiencing physical pain, and when you are told there is no issue or that people don't believe you, it's very difficult. I was so embarrassed," she told North News & Pictures via the Post.
Then she got pregnant and found out the shocking truth.
It wasn't until Rose got pregnant that doctors discovered what was causing all of her pain. At 21 weeks pregnant, she had emergency surgery on her cervix, and her doctor discovered that she actually had two vaginas.
Yes, you read that correctly. She was living with two vaginas. It was the cause of her pain and was not difficult to fix.
Having two vaginas isn't common, but it's not that rare, either.
Rose is among about one in 30,000 women with a transverse vaginal septum, according to the Post. This occurs when a wall of flesh separates the vagina in two.
Thankfully, her doctor discovered the vaginal septum and removed it during her surgery. Rose said that had that not happened, she could have hemorrhaged giving birth, risking her life and her baby's.
Rose wants women to know that they are not alone.
Because the condition is found in a significant number of women, Rose chose to open up about it. Her diagnosis took a long time, and if she can prevent women from going through the physical and emotional pain that she did, she wants to help. Sex and gynecological exams are now pain-free, thanks to her doctor's discovery.
"Now sex isn't painful, and I can lead a normal life," she added. "I also want other women to know they are not alone in this."
Other women have turned to TikTok to tell their two-vagina stories.
The stories and experiences are all different, but many women on social media are talking about their two vaginas. TikTok, where it seems you can learn about literally anything, has been an excellent place for women to share.
There are stories about birth, sex, doctors, and people's reactions. It is pretty brave for these women to talk about something so intimate, and it's cool to see them educating others on something a lot of us probably didn't even know existed.
Ladies, remember: If something doesn't feel normal, speak up. You know your body better than anyone else.
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