Bicornuate Uterus ...

yes, me.

I have lots and lots of information.
I had a bicornuate uterus which ruptured during pregnancy.

tell me what you want to know and I'll answer your questions where possible.

what do you mean it ruptured?? i had been pregnant at one time, but lost the baby at 7 months pregnant. I have a feeling it was due to my uterus, but i didnt find out it is bicornuate until 2 1/2 weeks ago. My pregnancy was almost 5 yrs ago. I dont understand how on earth, with all the ultrasounds that were done, nobody saw the way my uterus was?! or atleast they didnt tell me.
Anyway, really I was just curious if at some point anyone here sees it as a possibility that i would need a hysterectomy in the future..or if anyone has had the same kind of issue. Like I had mentioned before, the ultrasound showed 2 endometrial stripes and some thickening..... though the doc said its not something to worry too much about right now, she did mention that we need to keep an eye on it.. i have another ultrasound in june. but that is also to see if the solid mass on my ovary has gone away or not. U*G*H.. i am a little confused.....

well the rupture was because the part of the uterus my child grew in wasn't properly formed so it tore instead of stretching (although there has been some question abbout what actually happened now by my new doctor - but that's a story for another day).

a truly bicornuate uterus can and more often than not does produce a successful pregnancy although pre-term labour is very common.
this does fit with your loss at 7 months.

it is likely that no-one "noticed or said anything" because they probaly didn't know.

suprising most gyns know very little about the rarer uterine anomalies, and a bicornuate uterus is certainly not common - it's not the rarest anomaly though.

there is no reason to require a hysterectomy unless on side fo the uterus gives you problems and this would then need to be discussed with a qualified and knowledable surgeon at such time.

can a bicornuate uterus cause pain and bloating? this is probably a question 4 another forum, but I get extremely bloated and gasy along with abdominal pain,mainly on my right side. a very small solid mass was found on my right ovary and i have another ultrasound 2 see if it has grown or not. sometimes the gas and bloating and some pain goes away after a bowel movement...but i am constantly gasy and feel the pain. sometimes the pain is just an aching/burn.... and i do sometimes feel the pain with urination and after intercourse.... can it be due 2 my uterus? or does it sound more like the problem with my ovaries? like i said b4,the doc says i produce more cysts than most women do... and my endometrium has thickened.... im just a bit frustrated and believe there is more than what they are letting me believe..tho i do have another ultrasound on the 4th...hmmmmm.?

A bicornuate uterus (or any other uterine variation) is very unlikely to cause pain, gassiness, bloating or similar symptoms.

These could be related to a hormonal issue - ie associated with the cysts you are having problems with.

But in short, no having a uterine variation wouldn't (alone) cause those symptoms.

I just wrote you elsewhere, curious, about this type of anomaly -- something I share with you two. In my case it was uterus didelphys.

Curious, here's why no one noticed your unusual uterus while you were pregnant -- they weren't looking! They don't expect it, they don't look for it, and they zoom through those ultrasounds like it was nothing very important.

I'm so, so very sorry that you lost your baby. Kia is right that premature labor is very common in cases like ours.

Kia, I also experienced a ruptured uterus during my first pregnancy. It was the internal septum that ruptured, apparently due to the kicking from that little foot! What a disaster.

I don't agree with you, Kia, that mullerian anomalies are not necessarily associated with a host of menstrual difficulties. When any organ in the body is . . . unusual, then it is very possible that other organs and/or functions can also be out of the norm. I speak from experience, oh, believe me, years and years of experience.

The problem, as I mentioned to Curious in another post, is that most docs know very little about us, and they aren't always interested in learning new things. You must find the most experienced gyn you can so there's a hope of getting good care.

I just recently found out that I have a bicornuate uterus. I had a miscarriage back in Feb. I have been experiencing pain on my left side in my ovary area. I went to my doctor to find out if I had a cyst because I had them before, but they did not cause a lasting numbing pain like this. This pain starts at ovluation and last until I begin my period. Never had pain like this until I began ovulation following miscarriage. This is when doctor found out I had bicornuate uterus. NO cyst. He thinks just ovulation pain. I took a pregnancy test twos before my period. Not pregnant. Now my period is 3 days later. I am planning to take another. MY questions are: Has anyone had pain like this before after miscarriage? Could this be a kidney infection? I read that sometimes women with bicornuate uterus have only one kidney. If anyone could give me feed back on their experience with bicornuate uterus and pregnancy. I have been trying almost 3 years to have a baby.

i too have a bicornuate uterus. one side is very small and the other has no opening. i had a misscariage in october of last year. i am having a hysterectomy in 2 weeks mostly because it causes huge amounts of pain, especially from the side that can't slough or drain.

i am kinda suprised, i thought i was the only one.