Abdominal pregnancies are very uncommon and are misdiagnosed in half of the cases. We describe a case of abdominal pregnancy, which was misdiagnosed as pregnancy in a bicornuate uterus. The patient underwent operation urgently because of unstable hemodynamics. The spontaneously separated placenta and its bleeding site in the Douglas pouch were seen. We could not use sutures for hemostasis so, t...

Congenital anomalies of the Müllerian ducts especially uterine abnormalities can affect negatively the different stages of fertility interfering with sperm migration, embryo implantation, normal placentation, fetal growth and achievement of a successful pregnancy. They are present in 2-10% of all women, three times greater in patients with recurrent pregnancy loss and lead to infertility and ad...

Term, live abdominal pregnancy secondary to rupture of a uterine rudimentary horn is a rare condition. Pregnancies conceived in the rudimentary horn of the uterus usually rupture during early gestation and present as a catastrophic event. However, rarely, after rupture of the uterine horn the foetus may continue to grow in the abdominal cavity and reach term gestation. A primigravida with a ter...

Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome is a rare anomaly in women and is characterized by congenital aplasia of the uterus and vagina, with normal development of secondary sexual characteristics and a normal karyotype. We report a case of a 38-year-old women with MRKH syndrome that had experienced urethral sex for many years. She presented with urinary incontinence and dyspareunia. The ...

PURPOSE Because of diagnostic improvements in the evaluation of uterine anomalies, more patients desirous of pregnancy come to clinicians with identified uterine anomalies. It is desirable for the family physician, internist, and obstetrician/gynecologist to provide accurate information during preconceptional counseling of these patients. This review attempts to provide a concise summary of the...

Background. Mullerian duct anomalies (MDAs) are congenital defects of the female genital system that arise from abnormal embryological development of the Mullerian ducts. A didelphys uterus, also known as a "double uterus," is one of the least common amongst MDAs. This report discusses a case of didelphys uterus that successfully conceived, carried her pregnancy to term, and delivered vaginally...

Introduction/Background The aim of this study is to evaluate the accuracy three-dimensional transvaginal ultrasound (3D-TVS) for diagnosis uterine mullerian anomalies (UMA), using surgery as reference standard. Methodology A search was performed in PubMed/MEDLINE, CINAHL, Scopus, Cochrane and Web Science databases (January 1990 December 2021) studies evaluating diagnostic perf...