Heart shaped uterus??

[MaltedMilk88]

I was casually told during a scan in my last pregnancy (sadly resulted in miscarriage) that I had a heart shaped uterus..
I'm 17 weeks now and have had a few scans due to bleeding etc but no one has mentioned this at all..
Do you think I should mention it to the midwife? Or am I just worrying over nothing - I'm a terrible googler and there is all sorts of horror stories! x

I’ve got a heart shaped uterus too. It was discovered after investigations for miscarriages which were carried out by one of the top miscarriage consultants, Prof Regan at St Marys. She reassured me that the shape of my uterus was nothing to do with my miscarriages and it turned out to be a blood clotting problem. A friend of mine had a completely septate uterus and still had a successful pregnancy. Hope this reassures you.

Sorry, should have said that I’ve got 2 DC 😊

I’ve got one. Been under consultant care for all pregnancies, treated as high risk pregnancy, had extra scans etc as there’s a few things they need to look out for. The midwife should refer you to a consultant. It can cause miscarriages and other issues but I’ve had perfectly healthy pregnancies and babies so it’s not always as bad as it sounds.

Hi there, I had two miscarriages so we went private for tests as I couldn't face another MC. I also have a heart shaped uterus and high androgen levels. Consultant put me on metformin and thinks that's why I had miscarriages but he said I will be classed as high risk and have extra scans - I would definitely mention it. It's probably nothing to worry about but worth making them aware.

Thanks everyone I’ll bring it up at the next scan and see what they say, just surprised they haven’t said anything which makes me think they haven’t even noticed!

I had a heart shaped uterus, unfortunately I had two MC's, one at 11 weeks and another at 5 weeks. So I had a Hysteroscopic metroplasty in Feb 2017, fell pregnant in Mar 2017 and DD1 was born Dec 2017.

I'm now 32 weeks with DD2, and I did mention to my midwife at my first appointment. But as it sounds like you're having a really healthy pregnancy, you've probably no need to mention it unless they refer you to a consultant.

Xx

I had 6 scans (4 internal) last year and nobody mentioned my uterus. It was only when I went private that the consultant found that it was heart shaped. Quite annoying nobody else noticed it / mentioned it.
I would still mention it - no harm in doing so!

@myotherbagisgucci yes touch wood this pregnancy is going ok I’ve had a bit of bleeding (subchloronic like previous) and currently waiting/hoping for a small one to reabsorb but other than that all fine and dandy!
Previously miscarried 13+5 and 9+3, it was never mentioned that the heart shape had anything to do with it, it was literally an off the cuff comment made by the sonagrapher..

That was similar to mine, it was only when I was referred for IVF that it was mentioned during a preliminary ultrasound. No one had ever said anything to me about it prior and I had, had several scans beforehand.

I found quite a few midwives had never heard of it and often the sonographers didn’t know what to look for when I went in for scans that the consultant had ordered and they’d have to get someone more experienced in. You may be doing this already but I found saying bicornuate uterus every time, rather than heart shaped, made them take more notice - maybe made them click to the fact that it’s a medical issue?

I also had some extremes in dealing with registrars - some would try to gloss over it and say it was nothing to worry about and then I had others tell me I had up to 90% chance of miscarriage. So it’s worth doing your own research, understanding the different uterus formations, watch your scans and ask questions. I know the googling can be stressful but the better your understanding, the better care you’ll get (in my experience). PM me if you need any help!