Unicornuate Uterus

Hi!  I'm 38 years old and found out just over 2 years ago that I have uu.  I had a hard time becoming pregnant and when I did conceive my daughter was breached my whole pregnancy. During my c- section is when I found out about my uu.  I am now 8 weeks pregnant with my second child. I'm much more scared this pregnancy because I know the risks, but I'm remaining positive that everything wil be ok. 

I am 69 years old...after my tubal ligation with my third pregnancy, my OB told me that I have just one ovary and tube...later I found out that I had one kidney...since all 3 of my pregnancies were vaginal, no one knew if I had a unicornate uterus. My first son was born 6 weeks early, second child, daughter, was born feet first and was two weeks early, eight years later, I had a two week early son, weighing 7 1/2 lbs...with all three pregnancies I felt most movement on my right side...after all of my exams, never thought about it..I was young and there were no sonograms then...so, at least I have 50 % chance of getting ovarian cancer....never missed a period unless pregnant! and had normal menopause. I don't care Nymore...I'm glad I never knew or I would have worried.

I found out I had a unicornic uterus when I had my first daughter in 1992 via c-section as she was breach.  I also have 1-ovary and 1-kidney.  I had no problem getting pregnant again in 1993.  I was on birth control for 8+ years and had my 3rd child with no problems in 2003.    I had all c-sections and the last 2 were born at 35 weeks and happy and healthy.

I am 33 years old and also have a unicornuate uterus. I have both of my kidneys. For my first baby, we already knew ahead of time that I had the uu, so we were prepared. I had to get a preventative cervical cerclage done at 13 weeks. I never did have an issue with my cervix shortening, but my doctor wanted to be on the safe side. I carried him to 39 weeks, and had a c section due to he was breech. He was 9 lbs 11 oz! I was so uncomfortable because he was only on one side and the poor thing was smooshed in there!! I am now on my second baby, and at 31 weeks. I had another cerclage put in at 13 weeks, just in case. So far so good, and we are hoping to go all the way to 39 weeks again :)

I have a UU too. I had no idea until I gave birth to my second baby. I carried my first baby for seven months, and he died in the womb... my doctor said they didn't know why and that it just happens. I was induced and gave birth to my still born son, it was the most horrible experience of my life. A couple of months later I discovered I was pregnant again, I wasn't sure I was ready to try again but i'm glad I did, I now have a beautiful 2 year old girl. She was laying sideways and wouldn't move, I tried everything to get her to turn but it just wouldn't happen so I had a scheduled c-section, where they discovered that I only had half a uterus. I was upset, but also relieved because I felt I had done something wrong in my first pregnancy.... I now know that carrying children is risky for me and I'm not sure if I want to try it again. I've been reading about the risks of UU online and appearantly approximately 50% of pregnancies will go to full term, I wish I had known.

I have a unicornuate uterus..two healthy babies...eight years apart...c-sections for both...planned section much better with second child..for my first preg they didn't know and I laboured with emergency section in the end..good luck and God Bless

Oh, KatieO, how I understand you... I'm reading your post and my heart keeps breaking for you, for me, for all of us... I'm 29, my husband is 35, we started trying almost a year ago. Everybody kept saying take it easy, don't rush etc; but it was almost like I knew that there was something wrong. We decided to take the first most basic tests and thought that everything was fine with me but my husband had only 1% normal sperm count with only 11% fast motility. My world suddenly collapsed. I thought that it was the worst thing that could happen to us. I didn't know better. He started vitamin therapy along with exercising and healthy food regimen and in the meantime, not wanting to waste more time, I decided to check my hormones and tubes. The hormones turned out fine but on my very painful HSG yesterday, the doctor told me I have only one tube and unicornuate uterus. And this obviously wasn't enough to break my heart, so in the same 10 minutes, I got a call from my first and very close cousin, who told me she was pregnant, just did the test. She didn't even want the kid so much! I started crying like a God damn fool there in the hospital, I couldn't calm myself. I feel like a half a woman, with my damn half uterus. I think I'm a good person, I'm devoted Christian, I pray almost every day, I help others, I love my family more than anything, I have a nice home, private business that I work my ass off to keep going strong and provide for my family... I truly believe that me and my husband deserve a child but what now? I don't have the willpower and strength to wake up anymore. I keep reading about this condition and try to find hope but it's scary and sad and devastating. I always thought it would be easy, natural, that I would enjoy my pregnancy not fear it every day, living in terror that the baby might be gone in every damn second. I'm also yelling at God, where are you, why did you leave me, what have I done, please tell me. But He won't talk to me, I'm obviously not good enough, like with everything else. I'm going to check my kidneys today, I really hope that I won't find out that I only have one, like other women with this condition. I'm also not ready to give up but I don't know how much more I can take.

Sorry for the grammatical errors, English is not my native language.

Hi, I am 35, and I have a unicornuate uterus, with the right ovary and tube, I believe the left ovary is just hanging out somewhere. It's like a light switch has gone off. I has been discovered as a result of a work up for secondary infertility. I had a spontaneous pregnancy with my first, my son was born in August 2011, he was born vaginally at 38 weeks, 5lb 1oz. He was diagnosed IUGR, and I believe his lack of growth began around 35 weeks, I did not gain hardly any weight in the last 3 weeks of my pregnancy. We had no trouble with labour and delivery he was head down the entire pregnancy. I did experience a retained placenta, which had to be manually extracted. My son has a critical congenital heart defect, and so we delayed trying for a second baby until he was stable. We have been ttc for just over 2 years now. It is so frustrating, knowing that it can happen, but won't. DH has been worked up as well, and has good sperm count and quality. We are just at the beginning of our infertility journey and trying to look for a doc with some experience to choose the best options for my unique anatomy. Very encouraged to hear so many success stories.

I want to share my unicornuate uterus success story: I learned I had a unicornuate uterus prior to becoming pregnant. I was told to expect a c-section (due to baby being breech and unable to turn) and possible early labor. Along with my regular OB/GYN I saw a high-risk pregnancy specialist who monitored my cervical length throughout my pregnancy. I highly recommend a specialist with uterine anomaly experience - Everything went well every visit even though I was stressed out and terrified of losing the baby the entire pregnancy. I ended up going into labor at 35 weeks - my little girl was 5lbs., but healthy and we were able to bring her home after two days. A very happy ending here! During my pregnancy I was always seeking out success stories online to allieve my worries, so I thought I should share mine.

Wow! This is such an amazing thing to read. I got diagnosed with unicornuate uterus few months back and have been trying to get pregnant for year and half. Doctor suggested I should go for IVF. Fingers crossed. It's good to read such positive posts. My mind has been going crazy reading about unicornuate uterus.

Hi everyone...really nice to read this thread that has so many successful stories about UU. And to those that have gone through difficulties, I am so sorry.

I was diagnosed with a UU just a few weeks ago after suffering a miscarriage in March. I have one healthy daughter (almost 20 months) who was born at 35 weeks and 5 days and weighed 5lbs. 13oz. During my first pregnancy it was discovered I only have one kidney (and it is a pelvic kidney!) but other than that, I had a completely uneventful first pregnancy and would have never known anything was wrong with my uterus. I got pregnant again this past January but at the end of February we found out we lost the baby through ultrasound and I miscarried a couple weeks later in March. During this ultrasound, the specialist I was seeing mentioned she thinks I could have a UU but I would need an MRI to be sure. My regular OB/GYN referred me for the MRI but I needed to wait until my hcg levels dropped below 5. I was finally able to get the MRI done at the end of April and then got the diagnosis that I have a right sided type B (no horn) unicornuate uterus, one tube, one right ovary, one right pelvic kidney. Nothing developed on my left side. To say I was shocked would be an understatement! Naturally I was totally devastated because I panicked and wondered what this would mean for my future fertility and pregnancies. I have read so many horrible things about this condition, but when I went to speak with my doctor about the results, she was very reassuring. She said that the stats look frightening but a lot of those statistics are based on limited data and that because I had one successful pregnancy it is a great indication I will have another. I am trying to hold onto that hope, but I find myself going through a roller coaster of emotions each day while waiting to get pregnant again (we just started trying again this month and sadly it didn't happen). I just worry that, #1, I am now for some reason going to have trouble conceiving again, and/or #2, I am going to suffer more losses. I just can't imagine going through that devastation again, and yet I read about people that go through it so many times and I don't understand how they can go on! Very strong I guess.

One big theme I seemed to notice in reading through the messages on here is that it sounds like a lot of you that had successful first pregnancies have mentioned having a great deal of trouble getting pregnant again. Why do you think that is? That really scares me, because it only took me 3-4 months of trying for my first baby and 1 month of trying with this last pregnancy, so to think I could suddenly just become infertile now and be in for a long road ahead is frightening.

So to wrap it up, I guess I wanted to share my story to give others hope that you CAN have a healthy and successful pregnancy despite your UU, and I'm also looking for advice and guidance now that I am in kind of a sad unsure time knowing my diagnosis. I guess I should take my own advice ;)

I have an unicornuate uterus, last period was may 16 2016,NEVER MISSED AN ENTIRE MONTH.Took e.p.t pregnancy test today 6/28/16,read negative.could I be pregnant, just be detected yet due to my unicornuate uterus?

Hi ... I also have unicornuate uterus with irregular periods. .. I'm trying to conceive since last year ... can any one help me for any treatment or medication. .. plz help

So nice to read your post
It is nice I have just be told I have unicornate uterus and I was born with one kidney.. really scared
Your success is nice to hear

Thank you so much
Just was told I have uu no kids yet
Waiting to have tests done etc