A WOMAN battling a rare condition that stopped her having sex is now expecting her "miracle" baby after falling pregnant naturally at 41. Saffron Mullen, 41, struggled to have intercourse due to a rare anatomical problem causing a blockage in her vagina - which required surgery. But the procedure to open the blockage, aged 23, made it worse and left her with severe scar tissue - meaning sex was still impossible.
She had to wait years for a sexual therapy to become available that would fix it. In the meantime she had found herself battling debilitating fatigue and immune problems - a symptom later found to be caused by undiagnosed endometriosis. She also suffered with a neurological problem in her oesophagus, called achalasia, which made eating and swallowing difficult.
Over the years Saffron contended with the conditions - which took a toll on her mental and physical health, relationships, and career. She began changing her diet, mindset and lifestyle choices over time to improve her health in the hope that one day she could become a mum if she met the right man. I conceived naturally days before turning 41 - I feel like I manifested it because I believed strongly and I was determined to prove the statistics wrong In June 2023 she had a surgery to remove lesions caused by her endometriosis, and in April 2023 underwent an operation to help her manage the symptoms of the achalasia.
At the same time, she met her partner, who doesn't want to be named, and they decided to try for .