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    '''Uterus didelphys''' or '''didelphic''' is the uterine duplication, a [[intersex]] condition in which someone has double uterus with two separate cervices, and possibly a double vagina as well, a congenital malformation where the uterus is present as a paired organ when the embryogenetic fusion of the Müllerian ducts fails to occur. Each uterus has a single horn linked to the ipsilateral fallopian tube that faces its ovary.
    '''Uterus didelphys''' or '''didelphic uterus''' is a [[intersex]] condition affecting approximately 1 in 3,000 [[Assigned Gender|AFAB]] people<ref>https://academic.oup.com/humupd/article/7/2/161/638048</ref>, in which one has double uterus and two separate cervices, and possibly a double vagina as well. Each uterus has a single horn and a single ovary. It is a congenital condition where the Müllerian ducts failed to fuse when in the womb. People with the condition may be asymptomatic and unaware of having a double uterus, how they are more likely to experience severe menstrual pains and pain during sex.

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    Revision as of 21:42, 7 November 2020

    Uterus didelphys or didelphic uterus is a intersex condition affecting approximately 1 in 3,000 AFAB people[1], in which one has double uterus and two separate cervices, and possibly a double vagina as well. Each uterus has a single horn and a single ovary. It is a congenital condition where the Müllerian ducts failed to fuse when in the womb. People with the condition may be asymptomatic and unaware of having a double uterus, how they are more likely to experience severe menstrual pains and pain during sex.

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