Twin pregnancy in the congenital malformed uterus

J Obstet Gynaecol. 2016 Jul;36(5):571-3. doi: 10.3109/01443615.2015.1103719. Epub 2016 Jan 13.

Abstract

The frequency and outcome of twin pregnancies in women with uterine malformation were studied. The cohort comprised 13 (4.9%) women with twin pregnancy found among 263 women. They had 483 deliveries, 13 of them twins (2.7%; 95% CI 1.6-4.6%). Among 38 patients with unicornuate uterus 5 (6.8%) out of 74 deliveries were twins, 39 women with didelphic uterus 2 (3.2%) out of 62 deliveries and 147 women with septate or subseptate uterus 6 (2.3%) out of 264 deliveries were twins. The mean duration of gestation was 249 days (range 190-268 days), 5 (38%) out of 13 deliveries were premature, 25 out of 26 newborns were alive. Mean durations of gestation and mean weights of newborns did not differ when 7 cases with unicornuate or didelphic uterus were compared to 6 cases with complete or partial uterine septum. A congenital malformed uterus can bear twin pregnancy without severe complications apart from prematurity.

Keywords: Uterine malformation; assisted reproduction; prematurity; twin pregnancy.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cohort Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / epidemiology*
  • Pregnancy Complications / etiology
  • Pregnancy Outcome*
  • Pregnancy, Twin / statistics & numerical data*
  • Urogenital Abnormalities / complications*
  • Uterus / abnormalities*

Supplementary concepts

  • Uterine Anomalies