Dr Jenny Cook

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Extreme Bleeding Due To Double Uterus

Menorrhagia - Double Uterus

SYMPTOMS

A 44 year old woman presented with extreme menorrhagia.

DIAGNOSIS

She had a known Uterine Didelphys (two uteri and two cervices).

PROCEDURE

She had no plans for a pregnancy, so she opted for a Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy.

OUTCOME

The patient enjoyed a full recovery

Uterine Didelphys

The hysterectomy proceeds with the usual technique

Pelvis at the end – the vaginal vault is closed with laparoscopic sutures

Picture of the uterus showing double uterus. There is a fibroid extending into the cavity on the right (submucosal fibroid).