Beautiful You MRKH Foundation

Beautiful, just as you are

Welcome to the Beautiful You MRKH Foundation, your supportive online home where you can be yourself! We promote self-esteem, and empower girls and women with MRKH to embrace their beauty, just as they are. We welcome members from around the world, and believe that through our differences, we will find our greatest strengths. We look forward to hearing your unique story and sharing our community with you and your families.

We started the Beautiful You MRKH Foundation because we survived the devastating diagnosis of MRKH; fought hard battles with ourselves and others as we accepted our diagnoses; and emerged as strong, determined, resilient and deeply caring women who understand and accept you just as you are–beautifully, perfectly, exquisitely you.

We are honored to announce that Online College.org (www.onlinecollege.org) has declared the Beautiful You MRKH Foundation, Inc. one of the top 20 successful nonprofits started by students! Congratulations to Christina Ruth and the entire BYMRKH organization on this honor.

http://www.onlinecollege.org/2012/10/21/20-successful-nonprofits-started-students/

MISSION STATEMENT of the Beautiful You MRKH Foundation:

The mission of the Beautiful You MRKH Foundation is to create a supportive community that partners with health care professionals to increase awareness and empower women of all ages with MRKH to feel beautiful, just as they are.

GOALS of the Beautiful You MRKH Foundation:

Advocate for MRKH! We will spread the word about MRKH throughout the medical community, open dialogues about MRKH with the media and work hard to eliminate the shame and isolation that often accompanies a diagnosis of MRKH.

Become the place to go for medically accurate information about MRKH. As we develop our website, we will add scientifically accurate content (vetted through our Scientific Advisory Board) and links to medically accurate websites and publically available literature.

Partner with physicians to improve the experience of all females with MRKH and provide funding to help defray the cost of medical treatment and counseling.

Fund research into the causes of MRKH, as well as the short-term and long-term emotional impact of MRKH on women and teens.

We ENVISION a world where:

Physicians and their staff are knowledgeable and sensitive when diagnosing MRKH and treating women and teenagers with MRKH.

MRKH is widely recognized and openly discussed within the medical field and within the general population.

Women worldwide will have a safe online community where they can meet others and share their triumphs and heartaches.

Reproductive opportunities are legal, safe and financially minimal.

It has been such a pleasure working together over the past year to launch this website. Although we started as strangers, we have become so much more than friends, and we hope that each of you will find a special place in our MRKH family.

Welcome, we are glad you found us!

Amy and Christina

Beautiful You MRKH Foundation, Inc.

Beautiful, just as you are

Amy C. Lossie, PhD
President and CEO

bymrkh@gmail.com

Christina Ruth
Vice President and Executive Director

bymrkh@gmail.com

Beautiful You MRKH Foundation, Inc.

412 Fairington Ave.

Lafayette, IN 47905

bymrkh@gmail.com