I am new here and looking for help. I have two wombs, suspected 4 ovaries and can't seem to get pregnant.

[lejones93]

Hi everyone this is my first post and I am hoping to find someone who can help.

I have been diagnosed with having two completely separate wombs they are not attached at all and both appear to be normal sized. I have had a dye test and my tubes are blocked in the left womb but work fine in the right. Both wombs have their own ovaries and my eggs have been tested and came out as extremely fertile.

Problem is my partner and I are really trying for a baby to the point we are having sex every day when i am not on my period and have been doing this for months! Still nothing! My doctors have said there should be no reason why I can't get pregnant.

Has anyone else experienced anything else like this?

[Lucyloo81]

Let me start by saying wow what a story and how fascinating. I know it won't seem like it but you have a good start in knowing 1: your eggs are good. 2: your wombs are okay too. I think you should go straight to a specialist (your consultant will know) and ask for advice. Maybe you will need to have IVF to help good luck and stay strong xxx

[lejones93 in reply to Lucyloo81]

Hi Lucyloo81! Thank you for replying. I think you are right about my consultant but I am having real problems being seen (The Womens in Liverpool) as my consultant is on long term sickness. Can you ask to been seen in another area of the country? I am scared about IVF I dont know a lot about it xxx

[Lucyloo81 in reply to lejones93]

There has to be another consultant that you can see if yours is off sick. I would ask to speak to the manger for you unit. I just had a look online and there's lots of stories of women falling pregnant with two wombs so there's is another positive for you. Has you other half had his sperm tested yet?xx

[lejones93 in reply to Lucyloo81]

Yeah I have read those too! That is giving me hope! We never used any protection since we have been together and have been actively trying for a good few months now but nothing. He already has a child from a previous relationship so we have always assumed he is okay xxxx

[Lucyloo81 in reply to lejones93]

Well there's another positive have you been using ovulation kits etc? We have been diagnosed with unexplained infertility after three years of trying and are due to start IVF next month so try not to worry as a few months isn't that long. I know it will feel like it but you will get there and you have all of us on here if you need to talk xx

[lejones93 in reply to Lucyloo81]

To be fair we havent used ovulation kits, as we have literally been trying every day (haha) we havent used one. After your suggestion, I have bought a couple for this month to see if it shows anything Wow unexplained infertility that must be so frustrating. I hope you get the answers you need soon! xx

[Lucyloo81 in reply to lejones93]

well done on managing everyday 🙈 but sperm is at its best every 2-3 days (so the consultants and specialists advised us).xxx

[KeeKee21]

Hi,

I didn't have the same Problem, but something similar. They initially believed I had a uterus didelphys (x2 wombs). But I had a wall dividing the wombs, which I had since been removed. Feel free to read my blogs.

They never once told me I wouldn't conceive. So there is hope. I live in Devon, but saw a specialist at st Marys in London- Dr Raj rai. I don't think they commonly operate with your condition. I was told if I had 2 uteruses, they would continue with our planned treatment, as they would not surgically correct it as it doesn't stop pregnancy.

Recent article to look at- Google north Devon journal. Woman with two uteruses. Had x2 babies one in each womb. Amazing story!

Hope this helps & all the best with your future conception.

Best wishes

Keelie

[lejones93 in reply to KeeKee21]

Hi Keelie, thank you for your reply! Yes they initially thought i had two with a dividing wall but upon having a proper look they realised they were completely separate.

Wow that is amazing. So if you dont mind me asking, what treatment would you have been offered if you were found to have two? Can you conceive naturally now?

[KeeKee21 in reply to lejones93]

Hi,

They said they would of continued with the same treatment/ action plan I am on now if I had two wombs. Initially prior to my surgery, they prescribed me clomid, as I don't ovulate naturally. The drug did what it was supposed to do, but I had an allergic reaction so it was stopped after 3 months. Following this I had an MRI which confirmed my dividing wall, so everything was stopped until after the surgery. I am now on month 4 out of 6 of tamoxifen (similar to clomid), and again every month my blood tests show I am ovulating. But no pregnancy so far.

Something that might be reassuring to you. I had a large wall which took up most of the cavity of my womb and extended right down to my vagina. I got pregnant twice with a previous partner. First pregnancy 12 years ago, and 2nd was 9 years ago. No luck with my husband and we have been together for nearly 8 years. All of his 3 sperm tests have come back within normal ranges.

So even if I had the same problem as you, I probably would of just gone on and started this drug a lot sooner. In a way my problem caused several delays in my fertility treatment due to the surgery required.

My consultant will move us on too IVF in September, but we wanted to try the most natural way possible, and to explore all other options before only having IVF as an option.

I am currently looking at clinics now abroad for IVF.

The one thing with womb abnormalities I was told, is that you will mostly likely have a C- section. But never once and I have been told that I couldn't have a child. I now seen 5 different consultants (In 3 different hospitals) in 4 years of having investigations/ treatment

Have you had all your tests- Day 3 & day 21 bloods etc?

Do you know if you ovulate in the ovary without the blockage?

Keelie

[DianeArnold Partner Nurse Fertility Network UK]

Hi lejones81. Yes, this is more than unusual, but I have heard of it before. I am wondering whether when you have sex, if the sperm is swimming into the "wrong" womb with the blocked tubes? This could be a possibility, and if that should be the case, then you will most probably need IVF to ensure the correct womb is used. Fortunately for you having more ovaries, the ones supplying the womb with blocked tubes, will still stimulate along with the other womb's ovaries, so you should be able to get extra embryos to store frozen. I really feel you need to be referred to a fertility specialist for further consultation. Good luck! Diane

[lejones93 in reply to DianeArnold]

Hi Diane,

Yes that's my concern too as my partner already has a little one, so I doubt there is anything wrong with him. My doctor actually said there is a possibility that my wombs 'take turns' in releasing eggs so the good side may release an egg one month then the bad side the next. He also said there is no possible way of knowing whether an egg can actually be released from the bad side so I may only actually ovulate every other month.

I am scared at the possibility of IVF as i really dont know whats involved!

Thank you for your advice

[DianeArnold Partner Nurse Fertility Network UK in reply to lejones93]

Hi lejones93. I think that you would find that if you were to have IVF, your ovary on the "wonky" side would respond to being stimulated along with the "good" side, which is good. I know that this is a huge worry for you, but you have all the "equipment" to produce a pregnancy, but just may need some help. Thinking of you. Diane

[lejones93 in reply to DianeArnold]

Hi Diane,

Thank you for your advice, its so appreciated xx

[DianeArnold Partner Nurse Fertility Network UK in reply to lejones93]

Hi lejones93. Pleasure! I do hope all works out OK for you. I have had quite a few ladies with different types of malformed wombs and extra "bits" who, following a hysteroscopy, have gone on to achieve pregnancy and live birth. I would love to know how you get on with all of this, if you don't mind. You can email me in confidence, if you prefer to [e-mail] I fully understand if you want to leave it. Diane

[lejones93 in reply to DianeArnold]

Hi Diane 😊 so sorry for the late reply! Yes of course i will keep you up to date, I am actually going to see a fertility specialist on the 28th to get the ball rolling! So excited!! I have another question for you actually. I have a stoma so I can wee (continent urostomy). Do you know what would happen to it in pregnancy?

Kind regards, Laura xx

[DianeArnold Partner Nurse Fertility Network UK in reply to lejones93]

Hi lejones93.I am assuming that this is because you do not have a bladder?? Most continent urostomies are diverted from the ureters, so if you have a pouch on the outside, it won't pose a problem in pregnancy. You just need to be sure that it is draining well. I had a lady with one AND an ileostomy, and all went OK for her. Diane

[lejones93 in reply to DianeArnold]

Hi Diane 🙂 I actually do have a bladder and my appendix is connected to it to create the tube my catheter goes in to. Oh wow! Its is my biggest fear that I will either miscarry or cause damage to my stoma. That's given me a lot of hope! 😊 thank you xx

[DianeArnold Partner Nurse Fertility Network UK in reply to lejones93]

Hi lejones93. Try and stop worrying about this - you should be fine. Now that I know where it is connected, you just need to be sure you keep the catheter really clean - which I'm sure you already do, and be careful not to put on too much weight during pregnancy to cause high blood pressure. During early and late pregnancy you may find that you need to empty the catheter more often due to pressure from your womb, but that's not a problem. You will be looked after perfectly, as all my ladies have been who had similar conduits. Diane