Most people wouldn’t know what uterus didelphys means, even though the condition is estimated to affect 1 in every 3,000 people women, and can have a significant impact on their lives.

Simply put, uterus didelphys means being born with two uteruses, two cervixes and in some cases, two vaginas too.

Reddit user pout_scout opened up about her unusual anatomy in an online question and answer session, sharing:

“I only have one set of labia and you would never know I had this condition by looking at me, as the vagina is an internal structure, an intimate one. I have two vaginal openings that are separated by a thick, flexible piece of tissue called a septum. Each leads to two separate uteri that operate independently but are synced.”

Technically, this means each uterus could become pregnant independently (even by different fathers), but only during the same ovulation cycle.

She further explained how that works, “Two Uteri, Cervices and my ovaries are all synced, which means that after the egg on one side becomes fertilized and implantation begins, my other ovaries get the signal to also stop releasing eggs.”

Thankfully, that means pout_scout didn’t have to have her periods from one set of reproductive organs all throughout her pregnancy, but her condition does require using two tampons (one for each vaginal opening) during her regularly synced menstrual cycles.

Uterus didelphys can also often occur without presenting any obvious signs meaning that it’s only discovered during a pelvic exam or similar. Further asking about the difficulties she faced during her puberty, “When I first got my period, I would use tampons but still get blood everywhere,” she shared. Initially, managing periods used to be very difficult. “After some investigating down there, I realized there was this weird piece of skin or something down the middle of my vagina. I did some Googling and eventually found out about uterus didelphys through some show on TLC, I think its called Strange Sex. Then I made my first appointment with a gynecologist, and she confirmed my suspicions.”

Her partners have never felt weird or repulsed by her unusual anatomy but they are definitely curious and ask her questions which she answers to an extent. The questions also come from females who have hard time in understanding basic anatomy and physiology of their own bodies. Gradually, she became selective in terms of her partners and the people whose questions she addressed, by leaving out those who were with her or curious only owing to some fetish or brag about “being with someone like her” to their peers later.

About her pregnancy, she had a C-Section delivery as there was no chance of a vaginal birth since there wouldn’t be room for her cervix to dilate completely. According to Dr. Raine-Fenning, uterine anomalies such a uterus didelphys have been associated with infertility, miscarriage, and preterm delivery. But despite of that, there are multiple mothers out there who have had successful deliveries and pout_scout is one of them. The doctor confirmed, “Many women conceive without problems and go on to have successful pregnancies.”

Thanks to pout_scout for sharing her story, and helping all of us learn a little more about uterus didelphys!