Obstetric and Gynecological Nursing - The Carter Center

CHAPTER ELEVEN
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES OF THE
FEMALE GENITAL ORGANS
At the end of this chapter the students will be able to:
1. Mention the effect of female congenital anomalies on
pregnancy
2. List different type of uterine abnormality.
The female genital tract is formed in early embryonic life when
pair of ducts develop. These paramesonephric or mullerian
ducts come together in the midline and fuse in to a Y-shaped
canal. The open upper ends of this structure open in to the
peritoneal cavity and the fused portions become the uterine
tubes. The fused lower portion forms the uterovaginal area
which further develops in to the uterus and the vagina.
Anomalies arise primarily from the alteration of the fusion
process. Failure of the ducts to fuse normally results in two
partially or completely separated tracts. Failure of one duct to
mature results in a one-sided tract. Incomplete fusion of one
or both ducts causes faulty canalization and formation of a
transverse vaginal septum, or more very, absence of the
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