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Rare case affecting 1 in 50 million: A woman with double uterus becomes pregnant in both

2023-11-16 20:53:21Lifestyle SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Rare case affecting 1 in 50 million: A woman with double uterus becomes pregnant
Kelsey Hatcher

A rare event has been recorded in the USA. A woman with a double uterus is pregnant in both, a one in 50 million chance.

It happened to a 32-year-old from Alabama, Kelsey Hatcher, now a mother of three children, who is documenting her new "adventure" on Instagram.

The woman learned she had a double uterus at the age of 17. A double uterus is an abnormality that affects approximately one in 2000-3000 women.

Despite the presence of two uterine bodies, there are still two fallopian tubes. The double uterus, or didelphus, is present at birth and if it does not cause problems, it does not require intervention.

A double birth like the one faced by the 32-year-old American is different. Twin pregnancies are extremely rare, Shweta Patel, an obstetrician-gynecologist who cares for women at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Center for Women and Babies, told ABC. The odds were one in 50 million.

Rare case affecting 1 in 50 million: A woman with double uterus becomes pregnant

The last known case occurred in Bangladesh in 2019, when Arifa Sultana, then 20, gave birth to healthy twins 26 days apart.

Kelsey Hatcher found out she was expecting twins at her eight-week ultrasound, and that's when she learned the twins were each in one uterus. "Most likely she ovulated separately and an egg descended from each fallopian tube, that is, from each side of the uterus, then the sperm traveled to each uterus and fertilization occurred separately," the gynecologist said.

Although women with double wombs often face complications during pregnancy, all three of Hatcher's previous children were born healthy, but they were not twins. Hatcher hopes she won't have to use a C-section for her babies, who are due around Christmas time. However, Kelsey and her husband Caleb know that one or two C-sections may be necessary, which are actually very common in double uterus situations, as each can be born at different times.

The 32-year-old remains optimistic about this unusual situation and even jokes: "In every visit to the doctor, I like to be told 'We have never had such a situation before, this is a completely new case for us.' I have a low risk pregnancy now, but a high risk birth. We fully trust the hospital: it will provide us with the best care, even though it has no previous experience."


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