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Anyone with bicornuate uterus (heartshaped)

ashlyroseashlyrose
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It just seems to be getting better & better as this path of TTC gets longer. I was informed today that I have a bicornuate retroverted uterus which I always knew it was tilted but retroverted means backwards. The uterus can go left, right or backwards I guess. Well after reading on google about  bicornuate uterus it seems quite scary to me. Can anyone relate?
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Re: Anyone with bicornuate uterus (heartshaped)

  • mvp12mvp12 member

    I don't have this, but one of my good friends does. It only took her 4 months to get pg. She didn't find out until after she was pg. She just has to go to a high risk pregnancy doctor. She is more likely to have a c-section and go into premature labor. She was also on pelvic rest because of cramping, but that is all. Her doctor said that most people dont' have issues and told her to quite googling.

    good luck

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  • MeepitMeepit

    What testing have you had?  Frequently, an ob/gyn with a standard ultrasound just can't give you accurate information on mullerian abnormalities.

    I was told I had a pronounced bicornuate uterus by my ob/gyn in just this way.  A year later, my RE did a transvaginal u/s and told me it was likely to be just a septum, and if bicornuate, unlikely to cause major problems.  It could also have been arcuate.  

    So I had an HSG.  This determined that my tubes are open and that something's going on with my uterus that's a little unusual.  So I have to schedule an MRI, and after that, may have a hysteroscopy.

    The rule of thumb with mullerian abnormalities is check and check again.  Many women who have one are initially misdiagnosed, and many go on to have perfectly healthy pregnancies.

     Good luck!

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  • ashlyroseashlyrose
    I was told today with vaginal ultrasound & the tech talked to me about it briefly but nothing was mentioned by my ob. I was just googling for some info about it but I will defiantely ask more info when I see the RE. I heard her say something about arcuate but not sure what she meant
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  • kimarino13kimarino13 member
    My RE made my official diagnosis (septum) after having an HSG, SHG and then final confirmation with an MRI.  She wasn't sure if it was bicornuate or septate until after the MRI.

    After 2 rounds of IVF & 2 rounds of FET, we were blessed with identical twin girls!
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  • jenn&Dave2005jenn&Dave2005

    I have a Septate Uterus.  I was diagnosed last summer via a HSG as bicornute uterus but a OB that didn't know a darn thing about Mullerian Anommalies.  An accurate diagnosis is difficult from an ultrasound.  An ultra sound only shows the inside of the uterus.  From the inside, a septate and biocornuate uterus look the same.  A laproscopy and hysteroscopy should be done.

    Statistically both conditions are rare. Statistically the septate is more common of the two.  It's incredibily importat that the correct diagnosis is made because the treatments are so different.

    Please make sure that you find a doctor who is very familiar with MAs and educate yourself. 

     There is a yahoo group that is wonderful MullerianAnomalies@yahoogroups.com.   There is tons of information on it.

     

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  • mslynchmslynch
    I was diagnosed with a bicornuate uterus in Jan. Had the HSG in Dec. and RE did internal ultrasound to confirm. My septum looks as though it goes down nearly to the cervix and is quite thick. RE is doing an SHG to get a better picture of what's going on, then a hysteroscopy to remove the septum in April. My RE feels that the septum is preventing implantation, so removal is a necessity. Everyone's case is going to be different. Good luck!!!!
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  • Kelly702Kelly702
    I also found out I have this. At my HSG they found that my tubes were cleared but something looked a little different. So they followed up with a sonohystogram. My RE said it looked like a bicornuate and sent it to a radiologist who confirmed it. My RE didn't seem too concerned just stated that multiples may not be a good thing and that I would probably be "high risk" when pregnant.If course, when I got home and googled it I freaked out!!! It's just so scary that when it finally goes happen there is more to be worried about. I asked her about rechecking it and she didn't feel that was necessary. That makes me a little nervous too. Good luck!
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