Two vaginas on a woman

The Melbourne woman, Lauren Cotter, was diagnosed with uterus didelphys at 16 years of age after having years of extreme period pains. The condition, which affects around one in women, meant she was born with two vaginas, two cervixes and two wombs. Shortly after Cotter's diagnosis, she had laser surgery to remove the dividing wall between her two vaginas so she could live a normal life. Doctors told Cotter she may never become a mother because carrying and delivering children would be difficult as her wombs were half the size of an average woman, the Daily Mail reveals.

By Hannah Sparks. September 24, pm Updated September 25, am. Not in the beginning, says year-old Lauren Cotter, who was born with uterus didelphys, a birth defect that results in two reproductive systems in one body: a womb, cervix and vagina split down the middle, each half the size of one healthy uterus. According to researchers , about one in every 3, women is born with a double uterus. The elementary school teacher from Melbourne, Australia, received her unusual diagnosis at age 16, after two years of agonizing periods that began when she was When an ultrasound revealed she had the rare condition, her doctor informed her that bearing children was unlikely.

A woman who was told she may never become a mother after being born with two reproductive systems has given birth to a total of four children. The condition — which affects around one in 3, women - meant she was born with two uteruses, two cervixes and, in her case, two vaginas. The primary school teacher was told that carrying and delivering children would be difficult because her wombs and cervixes were half the size of an average woman.

By Valerie Siebert For Dailymail. A woman born with two uteri, two cervices, and two vaginas has taken to Reddit with her boyfriend to answer any question users may have about her condition. I am in my 20s. I found out I had two uteri, two cervices, and two vaginas when I was 16 years old,' she explained in the thread, originally posted in