Unicornuate uterus

[Justme0611]

Hi all! I am so happy to find a site like this and to know I'm not the only one with UU. Here is my story: I have only been pregnant twice in 9 years neither of which were planned and both pregnancies were unsuccessful. My last pregnancy was in 2008 everything appeared to be normal until I was 6 months along and I go into preterm labor. I went to the hospital and within 10 minutes of me being there my water broke. They told me I was in preterm labor and there was not really much they could do for me. They were aweful and I can remember asking a nurse a question and she replied back to me "it doesn't matter anyway your baby is going to die"! They ended up life flighting me to Houston where they tried everything they could to keep the baby in as long as they could. The next day they performed an emergency c-section and my son did not survive. When they did the c-section they were able to tell I had a UU but I was never told. After a year had passed my husband and I decided to TTC. We tried for a year before going to a doctor to find out if something is wrong. After many tests it was determined that I had UU. I felt crushed! After my doctor found out that I had UU she told us that it would be unethical for her to try to help us get pregnant but if we were ever able to get pregnant she would be more than happy to see us again. I went home just sobbing because I felt like we were never going to be able to have kids. I was never really informed in great detail about UU. I have seen a lot of posts with women who have UU that have almost completly have had normal pregnancies. I have been TTC now for almost with no luck yet and to be honest it gets depressing! I would love to hear from someone that has UU.

 

[saramum]

I also have a UU. I can't believe your doctor said it would be unethical to help you conceive... I think perhaps they don't have enough knowledge/experience in this area.
I have 2 daughters - both conceived naturally. The first was a totally uneventful pregnancy, and I delivered naturally and on my due date.
My second was less straightforward for various reasons unconnected to the UU, although i did have an apparent placental abruption and a subsequent SCH that may or not be related. In the end I delivered at 36.4 weeks by c-sec (she was breech - common in UU). It was then they discovered my UU (to their great excitement I might add).

At my postpartum check, my doc (who is a high risk preg specialist) said there was no reason I shouldn't have more kids, and that i should just come and see him when I got pregnant and he would look after me. He seemed to think it was really no big deal.

I would find a different doc if I was you. There is no reason you shouldn't have some help to get pregnant.
Also do you know about the yahoo group UUsisterhood - worth a look.

Good luck