Alabama woman, 29, is set to be the first in the state to receive uterus ...

Elizabeth Goldman always knew that she wanted to be a mother.

From the time she was young, she looked forward to the day that she would be able to give birth to - and hold - a newborn baby.

But when she was a teenager, Goldman received some shocking news: she was born without a uterus.

The Mobile, Alabama, native was crushed and, although she is a mother to two children, she never thought she would be able to complete the last part of family.

Now, it seems she might be able to.

Thanks to a new uterus transplant program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Goldman, 29, is set to be the first woman in the state to receive a transplant of the organ.

She spoke to DailyMail.com about her journey and her hopes that her story will bring more awareness to women with her condition as well as inspire others to keep pursuing their dreams.

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Goldman said she first learned about her condition when she was 14 years old and had not begun menstruating yet. 

'I was having some abdominal pain and I didn't have my period yet...but I wasn't concerned or worried about it,' she said.

'There were girls I was friends with who had and hadn't gotten it yet.'

Because of the pain, her parents scheduled a doctor's appointment, during which an ultrasound was scheduled.

It was then that Goldman received the shock of her life. She was told she had been born without a uterus.

'Growing up, I always wanted to be a mom. So when then OBGYN told me that, it was just complete heartbreak,' she said,

'She told me I would never be able to carry [children}. I guess total shock really ran through me.'

Goldman was diagnosed with a condition known as Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) Syndrome.

It is a rare disorder that occurs when a fetus is developing and is characterized by a uterus and vagina that is underdeveloped or nonexistent.

MRKH Syndrome affects about one in every 4,500 women at birth, according to the National Organization for Rare Disorders.

Women who are born with the condition suffer from Uterine Factor Infertility, meaning they cannot carry a baby.

Diagnosis usually occurs in adolescence, when a teenage girl hasn't yet started her period, like Goldman.   

She said that after the appointment, she met up with her dad in the waiting room

'I couldn't say anything,' she said.

'And then we got in the elevator, and then I told him. And I was probably crying the whole ride home.'  

Goldman said over the next few years, the reality set in that she might never have a biological child of her own.

'Life still goes on, but knowing you want kids in the future is hard,' Goldman said.

'When you're young, you know, you have baby dolls and I always knew I was wanted a boy and a girl.

'But now it's like: "Okay, this Is my reality and I just gotta figure this out.'"

She said her husband, Timmy, 34, has been very supportive from the time she told him of her diagnosis when she met him at age 19.

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