A MUM who wore nappies on her period after childbirth was shocked when doctors discovered the hidden cause. Shannon Webster, 28, had always struggled with heavy bleeding but it became particularly bad after the birth of her son, now 10 years old. 5 Shannon Webster was shocked when a doctor uncovered why her periods were so heavy Credit: SWNS 5 The mum-of-two had always been told her issues were "normal" Credit: SWNS 5 Eventually doctors found the hidden cause of her symptoms Credit: SWNS The medical secretary was put on the pill to ease her symptoms, which started when her periods began at age 14, but still suffered badly, would feel faint and wear three pads at once.
She also found sex painful but doctors told her she was just "small" and it was "normal". It wasn't until she became pregnant a second time that a doctor found something during an ultrasound - that she had two wombs. She was later found to have two vaginas (internally) and cervixes, too, crammed into the same space where only one would normally be.
Shannon, from Basingstoke, Hampshire said: "Doctors just said I was really tiny. "I couldn't use tampons. I tried to use them but it caused me so much pain.
"I'd have training pads for dogs on my bed. I had three pads in my pants. I just woke up covered in the morning.
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