Abstract
Objective: To report a rare uterine anomaly of a septate uterus, double cervix, and double vagina. Design: Case report. Setting: A university-based reproductive endocrinology center. Patient(s): A 20-year-old nulligravida with primary infertility. Intervention(s): Clinical examination and surgical resection of a vaginal septum with hysteroscopic examination of both hemicavities. Main Outcome Measure(s): Description and treatment for a rare uterine anomaly and a subsequent literature search. Result(s): Successful resection of vaginal septum and subsequent spontaneous pregnancy. Conclusion(s): This rare anomaly is not explained by classic embryologic teaching and is not described by the classification system currently used to describe müllerian anomalies.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 494.e9-494.e10 |
Journal | Fertility and Sterility |
Volume | 85 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2006 |
Keywords
- Cervical duplication
- Müllerian anomaly
- Uterine septum
- Vaginal septum
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Reproductive Medicine