Obstetric and Gynecological Nursing - The Carter Center

vagina. The cause of these disruptions in embryonic
development is usually not known; however, some patterns of
vaginal and cervical abnormalities have been identified in
daughters born to women who received diethylstilbestrol
(DES) during pregnancy.
11.1 Uterine Abnormalities
Are manifested in variety of forms, but four simplified types
are generally recognized.
The septate uterus:- appears normal from the exterior, but it
contains a septum that extends partially or completely from
the fundus to the cervix, dividing the uterine cavity in to two
compartments.
The bicornuate uterus is roughly Y-shaped. The fundus is
notched to various depths, and the patient may even appear
to have a “double uterus”; however, there is only one cervix.
A true double uterus results from a lack of mid line fusion and
two complete uterne, each with its own cervix, are formed.
When both are fully formed, this is normally referred to as
uterus didelphys. Occasionally, one of the uteri will not fully
form, remaining as a rudimentary organ with out a cervix or a
uterine cavity.
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