Jul 21 2008
Bicornuate Uterus
The septate uterus is not the only type of congenital uterine defect, unfortunately. The bicornuate uterus is somewhat like the septate uterus, only it’s not as much divided as is it that the uterus is misshapen. While some say ‘heart shaped’, the bicornuate uterus actually looks more like a ram’s horns when you view it during a hysterosalpingogram. The problem with the bicornuate uterus and having children isn’t so much being infertile, it’s with complications that might arise during the childbirth process. Usually women who have a bicornuate uterus are watched much more closely as the gestation process draws to an end. C-sections are the norm. If your doctor tells you that you have a uterine malformation, be sure to ask him to be specific. One type interferes with your ability to get pregnant; the other, your ability to deliver vaginally safely.
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My best girlfriend lost her first pregnancy because she had this problem. Her doctors explained to her that one side/half of her uterus was much smaller than the other though, so in future pregnancies any fetus that attached to that side would not make it full term.
She now has two beautiful little boys.