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Strange uterus??

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smerchas · 30/08/2006 22:13

Hi guys, (Uhm, I think I put my first message in the wrong place sorry.!!)

This is the first time in my life I've been in a forum or chat room of any sorts, so apologies if I get things wrong, but I need some friendly advice?? My partner and I have been trying for a baby for almost a year. I've been showing signs of early menopause at 35yrs (damn!), and with only one ovary, started having the usual tests. On my last trip to the hospital, I was told the following. My P swimmers are fine, my hormone levels are normal, I'm ovulating fine, I'm rubella immune and my tubes are clear....BUT....they mentioned that my uterus is strange.!! rudimentary uturine cavity???? (DUH!!), when I asked what this meant, the doctor told me, I may have problems carrying a baby as my uterus might be too small. I have an ultrasound booked for the 25th sept, but as you can imagine we are at our wits end.
Has anyone heard of this, or had any experience of this?? We only considered the probability of not conceiving, not carrying....it's awful.!!!

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bramblina · 30/08/2006 22:27

I'm sorry to hear this. Have no advice but can bump it up the queue for you.

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smerchas · 30/08/2006 22:31

Thanks Bramblina, I'm sure there are others out there with similar stories.

Oh, I registered as a new member tonight, so any advice you can give on using the forum would be helpful too?

thanks a million!!

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bubble99 · 30/08/2006 22:32

I am not a gynaecologist but, from past experience as a gynae nurse, I can recall nursing a woman who had a 'bicornuate uterus.' In her case the uterus had two 'horn' shaped chambers and was separated by a septum (wall of tissue.) She had come in for a D&C (to clear the uterus - a 'scrape') following a miscarriage. I remember from her medical notes that she was due to have surgery to remove the septum, thus making a 'whole' uterus, instead of two chambers. It was felt that, following this operation, there would be no reason why she couldn't carry a pregnancy to term.

As far as I'm aware, the main issue with uterine cavity disorders is that, if the uterus is too small, a baby does not have room to grow and, in very serious cases, a rupture of the uterus may occur. In many cases surgery can correct this, ensuring that the embryo implants in a whole uterus, or a newly enlarged area of the uterus so that it can grow to term.

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smerchas · 30/08/2006 22:39

Hi Bubble99,

Thanks so much for your reply, I feel a little better having read it. It's always a little diffult when you don't know if you have options, when you run into an issue like this. I imagine there are different types of uterus abnomalities, I'm not sure which one I have. I guess that will be confirmed at the ultra-sound stage.

We can pretty much deal with most things, if we know something can be done to fix it, so hearing there might be some light at the end of the tunnel certainly helps. Thank you..!!

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bubble99 · 30/08/2006 22:52

Can I ask why you have only one ovary? Is this congenital?

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smerchas · 30/08/2006 22:54

No, I only lost it, when they operated on me when I was 2 years old. Apparently they had to remove it to get to a hernia, which decided to develop in my groin....go figure..!!!

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bubble99 · 30/08/2006 23:06

That must have been one heck of a hernia! Can I ask? Where did you have that operation? Are you in the UK?

Also, when you mention showing signs of early menopause, how did these signs present? What kind of symptoms did/do you have?

I'm interested because you've also been told that you're ovulating. Are your periods irregular?

bubble99 · 30/08/2006 23:14

Too many questions! Sorry, I've probably scared you away.

bramblina · 31/08/2006 22:37

Hey,
Click on the "acronym list" thing at the top of the page for help etc. Sorry I went last night!
Mumsnet is great, you'll get loads of help. Good luck. x

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smerchas · 01/09/2006 22:12

Hiya guys,

Sorry, you didn't scare me off, it just got a little past my bedtime...lol..!! I'm in the UK, but had the operation in Germany, as my dad was in the forces..!!!

early menopause signs....lots of hot sweats (and I mean dripping), only slight periods and quite irregular, I'd only show for about 2 days. They are a little bit better now I have to say..!!

Plus, my mum started the early menopause at 37 and I'm 36 in a couple of months, so doctors thought that may be relevent.

I have a funny feeling, that we are not concieving becuase of what's going on in our heads, rather than what's going on in our bodies..!! We've thought about getting one of those ovulating kits, but unsure how effetive they are??

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smerchas · 01/09/2006 22:13

Thanks for the tip bramblina....now I understand what people are talking about..hahahah.

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nutcracker · 01/09/2006 22:22

I have a bicornuate uterus as bubble mentioned earlier. It was discovered during a scan when I was 7 weeks pregnant and bleeding heavily.

They discovered the shape of my uterus and that I was carrying twins and warned me that i'd probably lose one or both and I did lose one at 9 weeks. They said that my uterus was just not big enough for two and that I may still have problems carrying one and go into prem labour.

I had regular scans etc and Dd was transverse and then breech from about 30 weeks and they said she definatly wouldn't turn due to lack of space and so I had a section at 38 weeks. Dd was a perfectly healthy baby.

I was warned that I might find it difficult to concieve further children but that definatly wasn't the case and I had Dd2, although she was early and they were never sure if that was due to the size of my womb or something else, but she was born at 34 weeks although thankfully was perfectly healthy after a short stay in SCBU.
Since then I have also had another baby who is now 3, his pregnancy was absolutly fine from the unterus point of view and he was born at 37 for other medical reasons.

I hope that helps a bit cos I know doctors do somtimes seem to only tell you the bad half of the story.

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smerchas · 01/09/2006 22:28

Thanks nutcracker, you are such a sweetheart for sharing this information with me. I'm so sorry to hear you lost one of your twins, that must of been heartbreaking.

But, it really helps to know that even with a "dodgy" uterus you can have three healthy children. There is hope for us yet then.!!!

Did it take a long time for you to concieve?? It's been 12 months this month and apart from the uterus thing, everything else is normal..!!!

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smerchas · 01/09/2006 22:53

Gotta go guys.....another hectic day as a vet nurse has caught up with me....time fer bed.

thanks for the advice everyone. catch some of you tomorrow.!!!

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nutcracker · 02/09/2006 09:32

Hi again, glad I could help.

It didn't take me long at all to concieve, I think it was 2 mths with Dd1, 2mths with Dd2 and 6mths with Ds.

I think they told me that one side of my uterus was alot smaller than the other and that any baby on the smaller side didn't stand much chance, so I am incredibly lucky that all 3 were on the large side of the uterus.

I hope you get some good news soon XXX

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