Woman With Two Vaginas, Uteruses and Cervixes Has Two Miracle Babies

When 31-year-old Faye Wilkins was diagnosed with uterus didelphys, a condition that caused her to have two sets of reproductive organs, doctors warned her she might never be able to have children.

With two vaginas, two uteruses and two cervixes, it was unlikely she would be able to carry a baby to term. She suffered six miscarriages but persevered, and eventually went on to carry one child in each of her two wombs.

Faye’s miracle children are seven-year-old Molly and two-year-old George, happy healthy kids who were born despite the odds against her. Now Faye wants to share her story, to provide hope to other women with uterus didelphys and to raise awareness about the unusual condition.

Faye said that, despite the difference in her anatomy compared to the average women, the news of her diagnosis in her youth was unexpected.

“I was in complete shock as I’d never noticed the condition before as the differences were only internal. All my friends had started their periods but I was only suffering from stomach cramps but nothing else,” she told Daily Mail UK.

She said the diagnosis took time, and she was in constant pain as doctors tried to figure out what was going on.

“As the pain got worse my mum, Polly, took me to the doctors thinking I had an ovarian cyst because a lump had formed but no-one would scan me.”

“At least eight months later and multiple visits to my GP, my uterus ruptured when I went to the toilet and I heard a huge pop and knew something inside me had exploded.”

“I was in agony, there was so much blood and I rushed to hospital where doctors examined me and finally diagnosed me with UD. The condition had caused a blockage and my menstrual blood to build up, which had reached 12cm in size.”

What Is Uterus Didelphys?

Uterus didelphys, sometimes called double uterus, is a medical condition where a woman is born with two uterus, two separate cervixes and sometimes (but not always) two vaginas. This occurs because in a female foetus the uterus begins developing as two small tubes. As development continues, the tubes usually join together to create one larger, and hollow, organ: the uterus.

However in cases like Faye’s, the tubes don’t completely join and each on develops as a separate hollow organ, leaving the women with two wombs. Often this unusual condition is only noticed after puberty, and is generally diagnosed with a physical exam or ultrasound scan. Sometimes the two uteruses are smaller than average in order to fit into the space, but there have been cases when they are each as large as an ‘average’ uterus.

Faye’s Miracles

Faye was eager to be a mother, despite doctor’s urging that it was highly unlikely she would be able to fall pregnant or carry the baby to term. She suffered five miscarriages before finally making it past the 12-week mark in 2008, with doctors noting the baby was growing in her left womb. Faye ended up having a cervical stitch put in place to stop the baby from being delivered too early, and Molly was finally born in 2009.

“With Molly I had a cervical stitch to stop her being born too prematurely as my womb is split in half its half the size, meaning it’s much weaker.”

“Thankfully she was a little fighter and she held on for as long as she could before being delivered by a C-section seven weeks and two days early.”

Then five years later, after yet another miscarriage, Faye was overjoyed to hear she was pregnant again, this time in the right womb, with her son George who was born in 2014.

Despite her unusual condition, Faye has always been open to talking about her situation with others, and wants other women with the condition to feel the same way.

“Having UD doesn’t make you any less of a woman, your internal organs have just formed slightly differently.”

“I’ve gone on to lead a relatively normal life, I only have one kidney too which is related to the condition but again I haven’t let this hold me back.”

“I want to raise awareness as many medical professionals are unaware of the condition and every time I go for a smear it always amazes me how little people know, and how many weird questions I get asked.”

As for having more children Faye says that its not a part of her plan for the moment, she already has everything that she needs.

“I don’t have plans for any more children, I already have two beautiful kids and couldn’t be happier – I’m the luckiest woman in the world.”

Did you know about uterus didelphys?