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  2. Uterus didelphys - Wikipedia

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    Uterus didelphys (from Ancient Greek di- 'two' and delphus 'womb'; sometimes also uterus didelphis) represents a uterine malformation where the uterus is present as a paired organ when the embryogenetic fusion of the Müllerian ducts fails to occur. As a result, there is a double uterus with two separate cervices, and possibly a double vagina ...

  3. Bicornuate uterus - Wikipedia

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    A bicornuate uterus is an indication for increased surveillance of a pregnancy, though most women with a bicornuate uterus are able to have healthy pregnancies. [1] Women with a bicornuate uterus are at an increased risk of recurrent miscarriage, [2] [10] preterm birth, [2] [11] malpresentation, [2] [12] disruptions to fetal growth, [13] premature rupture of membranes, placenta previa and ...

  4. Müllerian anomalies - Wikipedia

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    The superior part of the Müllerian ducts do not fuse and form the left and right fallopian tubes. Disruptions to this stage of development can result in didelphys or bicornuate uteri anomalies. [8] In both didelphys and bicornuate uteri, the non-fusion of the Müllerian ducts results in two distinct uterine cavities.

  5. What is uterus didelphys? Why some women have two ... - AOL

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    Dr. Laura Purdy, chief medical officer at Wisp, a sexual health care group, says that “uterus didelphys is rare,” only accounting for 8% of the congenital anomalies of the female reproductive ...

  6. Uterine malformation - Wikipedia

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    See Triplet-birth with Uterus didelphys for a case of a woman having spontaneous birth in both wombs with twins. Class IV—Bicornuate uterus (uterus with two horns). Only the upper part of that part of the Müllerian system that forms the uterus fails to fuse, thus the caudal part of the uterus is normal, the cranial part is bifurcated.

  7. Alabama woman born with rare double uterus is pregnant in both

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    According to the nonprofit Cleveland Clinic, the condition of being born with two uteri is called uterus didelphys. It affects only 0.3% of women and is considered one of the least common uterine ...

  8. Vaginal anomalies - Wikipedia

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    Müllerian agenesis (absent uterus). Uterus is not present, vagina only rudimentary or absent. [12] [13] Uterus didelphys, also uterus didelphis (double uterus). transverse vaginal septum; Septated uterus (uterine septum or partition). With a complete vaginal septum. Rudimentary uterus is a uterine remnant not connected to cervix and vagina.

  9. Uterus - Wikipedia

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    Bicornuate The upper parts of the uterus remain separate, but the lower parts are fused into a single structure. Found in dogs, pigs, elephants, whales, dolphins, [37] and tarsiers, and strepsirrhine primates among others. Simplex The entire uterus is fused into a single organ. [35] It is found in higher primates, including humans, chimpanzees ...