This heart-shaped uterus abnormality is not very common. About 1 in 200 women are estimated to have a bicornuate uterus. Most of these women don’t realize they have the condition until they get pregnant.
Does bicornuate uterus affect menstrual cycle?
It generally has no effect on your periods and your menstrual cycle functions as normal. Apart from the potential for complications from a heart-shaped womb in pregnancy, in some cases people do experience other heart-shaped womb problems. In rare cases, this condition may put you at a higher risk of endometriosis.
Can you be pregnant and still have a period with a bicornuate uterus?
In conclusion, menstrual-like cyclical bleeding may sometimes occur up to late second trimester of pregnancy but its occurrence is still rarer in bicornuate uterus as in the present case. Knowledge of this occurrence and balanced approach for its management are the key to successful outcome.