By Hannah Sparks. September 24, pm Updated September 25, am. Not in the beginning, says year-old Lauren Cotter, who was born with uterus didelphys, a birth defect that results in two reproductive systems in one body: a womb, cervix and vagina split down the middle, each half the size of one healthy uterus. According to researchers , about one in every 3, women is born with a double uterus. The elementary school teacher from Melbourne, Australia, received her unusual diagnosis at age 16, after two years of agonizing periods that began when she was When an ultrasound revealed she had the rare condition, her doctor informed her that bearing children was unlikely.
Woman born with two vaginas and wombs is now a mom of 4
Woman with TWO vaginas, cervixes and wombs says it took YEARS to get a diagnosis - Mirror Online
A woman who was born with two vaginas, two wombs and two cervixes has spoken out about living with the extremely rare condition. Elizabeth Amoaa, originally from Ghana but now living in Walsall, Birmingham, was diagnosed with uterus didelphys in after spending years in pain without having any idea what was wrong. From the age of 10, the year-old had been in and out of hospital with stomach pain but doctors had repeatedly dismissed her condition. From that moment, Elizabeth underwent a total of six surgeries in the space of just three years as well as suffering a silent miscarriage which almost killed her. She is now speaking out about her condition in the hope of raising awareness for other women in a similar situation.
Teenager with TWO vaginas says it took doctors eight years to spot her unusual anatomy
By Jack Elsom For Mailonline. A teenager whose period pains were dismissed by doctors was shocked to discover she actually had two vaginas, wombs and cervixes. Molly-Rose Taylor, 19, was only diagnosed with uterus didelphys, a rare condition which doubles the number of reproductive organs, two years ago.
They were so severe that from the age of nine she would become delirious and frequently fainted from the pain. Doctors repeatedly missed key warning signs, and on four separate occasions Molly-Rose was misdiagnosed. Years later the now year-old discovered the true cause of her pain - after realising it was impossible to have sex with her boyfriend. The teenager has a rare condition called uterus didelphys, which means she has two vaginas, two cervixes and two wombs. She said multiple doctors failed to spot the 2cm thick wall of tissue that runs vertically down her vagina, known by the medical term, longitudinal septum - which caused her to have two vaginas.