A 25-year-old woman is trapped in the body of a 12-year-old and is appealing to medics to help cure her rare condition. Kate Quinn is believed to be the only woman in Ireland to have Caudal Regression Syndrome (CRS). The rare disorder, which she discovered she had two years ago, means she has never been through puberty, had regular periods or had to buy a bra. It also means her lower spine has not developed properly so she stands at just 4ft 9ins tall.
Now Miss Quinn, who says she has spent her early 20s 'hiding away' and living her life in 'limbo', has appealed to experts to come up with a cure. She believes she will not be able to find love unless she becomes a 'real' woman, she told Irish Independent. The condition is thought to affect just one in 25,000 people across the world.
Doctors say the fact she hasn't gone through puberty is a side-effect of her condition but they cannot explain why.
