Hello, I was told at the age of Fifteen
that I had didelphys uterus. I was also
told it would be harder for me to get
pregnant and there was more of a chance
of miscarriage. At the age of 20 I gave
birth through c-section to a beautiful
baby girl! She is now 5 years old. I was
considered a high risk pregnancy due to my
condition. Although I couldn't give birth
naturally, besides that I didn't have any
complecations during labour. There is
hope!
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Melany
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Joined: 21 Mar 2006 Posts: 4 Location: Kansas
Posted: 07-25-07 20:16pm
Hi Laura,
Thanks for all the info, that is really
encouraging! How was your pregnancy? Did
you have any other complications? Did you
deliver earlier than your due date? I
really appreciate all the advice. Thanks
again!
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mfindley
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Aug 2007 Posts: 3 Location: york,pa
Didelphys Uterus Posted: 08-10-07 21:49pm
I was diagnosed with a double uterus after
my second ultra sound.I was young and not
really trying to get pregnant. I had my
son,he was breech,with an uncomplicated
c-section.He's five now. I really had no
idea how lucky I was at the time. I've
been trying to get pregnant for a year
now. Every month it's the same thing- I'm
late, then I get my period. It's been very
hard. I really don't know if my body is
miscarrying or not. It's hard to find a
doctor that really has experiance with my
situation. When I first found out I was
pregnant it was a week after being in the
hospital for a very bad period. Does
anyone else have that problem? I've been
told my body actually goes through two
cycles because of the degree my uterus is
split.(2 cervixes and possible vaginal
split)Any info would be greatly
appreciated.
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Melany
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Mar 2006 Posts: 4 Location: Kansas
Posted: 08-12-07 08:02am
Hi mfindley,
I have always had really horrible
periods and have tried almost everything
to deal with it. It's so bad that I can't
even get out of bed for the few days I
have it. My husband and I started going
to this other doctor who is Dr. Thomas
Hilgers in Omaha NB...he's a natural
family planning doctor and he's incredibly
smart and is really interested in finding
out what is causing the problem and
treatig it instead of just covering it up
with pain medicine. I also found out that
I have really low progesteron which can
cause bad cramps and miscarriages.....he
said that people with this hormone
deficiency might not even be able to get
pregnant unless they are taking the
hormone shots. He did a series of test
and blood work on me and foun all this
out...actaully just got done have a
laproscopic surgery and he found some
endometriosis too. You might want to look
into going to see this guy, I'm telling
you I went through soooo many doctors and
he is definitly the one that is finding
out all this stuff. My unterus is like
yours, 2 cervixes and a vaginal
split.......to me if you are having heavy
periods that could be a sign that you have
low progesterone and I think it would be
beneficial to you to at least look into
Dr. Hilgers. His office is called the
Pope Paul V! institute. He has done some
amazing things. Hopefully that will help
a little. Good Luck!
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mfindley
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Aug 2007 Posts: 3 Location: york,pa
Thanks Posted: 08-12-07 21:11pm
It's so hard to find a doctor who doesn't
just want to cover up the symptoms. All my
doctors have been doing is changing my
birth control(when I was on it) around,
and saying "wow we've never seen that
before".Do you know anything about having
better fertility in one uterus compared to
the other? I've read that has something to
do with it in some cases. How did you find
out about the vaginal split?(If you don't
mind me asking) Mine went unoticed,
through multiple exams before my son,
until I was in labor in the E.R. Looking
back, it explains alot.
