ABNORMAL UTERUS A CAUSE FOR MISCARRIAGE

Some women have a congenital uterine abnormality, which is a womb/uterus that is formed in an unusual way before birth. Uterine malformations occur due to a birth defect. In the womb, female infants develop two separate halves of their uterus that merge together before birth. If the two halves fail to merge completely, the woman may be born with a malformed uterus. Uterine malformations make up a diverse group of congenital anomalies that can result from various alterations in the normal development of the Mullerian ducts. It has been found that the prevalence of uterine abnormality is estimated to be 6.7% among general population. About 18% of women who have recurrent miscarriages have some type of uterine abnormality. Uterine conditions don't always show signs or symptoms until one tries to conceive. When a baby girl is developing in the womb, two small tubes call Mullerian ducts come together to form her uterus. For some baby girls, the Mullerian ducts don't come together completely. Symptoms range from amenorrhea, infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, and pain, to normal functioning depending on the nature of the defect. A uterine malformation that does not usually cause symptoms does not usually require treatment. However, if the malformation if causing problems, then surgery will be considered. Surgical intervention aims to x the malformation and can often be performed laparoscopically with a hysteroscope.