Miracle of woman who fell pregnant - despite having TWO reproductive systems

Maverick · Jan 5, 2009

yep, life is all about choices, which way to go, ... left or right -rotfl

Miracle of woman who fell pregnant - despite having TWO reproductive systems

One in a million: Lindsay Hasaj has two reproductive systems

When Lindsay Hasaj found out she was pregnant, she and her husband Tony were thrilled.

But five weeks later, the 27-yearold received a bigger surprise - doctors told her she had a dual reproductive system, with the baby growing in one of her two wombs.

Only one in a million women have her anatomy but now that her condition has been diagnosed, she should be able to have a perfectly normal pregnancy.

Yesterday Mrs Hasaj spoke about her extraordinary discovery.

'I can't wait to be a mum and I know Tony is going to make the best dad,' the financial sales worker said. 'Because of what has happened, I feel this baby is extra special.'

Her condition - which means that she also has two cervixes and two vaginas - halves the chance of fertilisation.

It was pure luck that she became pregnant only two months after she and her 30-year-old husband, began trying for a baby shortly after their marriage last July.

'The moment I broke the news to Tony was incredible, we were both so happy,' she said.

'We decided we didn't want to know whether it's a boy or a girl.'

She was unaware of a bigger surprise to come. Her rare condition, uterus didelphys, had not been detected because her body is normal externally.

In November she went to hospital with a pain in her abdomen that she feared was caused by an ectopic pregnancy - when a baby grows outside the womb.

She decided not to worry her husband, who was visiting relatives in Albania. 'I hoped I was just being a hypochondriac,' she said.

An ectopic pregnancy was ruled out, but more tests were ordered.

'I was in a cold sweat,' she recalled. 'I thought they were going to say I'd had a phantom pregnancy or something. Ten minutes later I was told very matter-of-factly that they could see two wombs and two cervixes.'

Extra special: A scan of Lindsay's baby

Although eight in 10,000 women in the UK have some form of uterus didelphys, only one in a million has exactly Mrs Hasaj's anatomy. She has one entrance to her vagina, which then divides into two internally.

'It finally made sense of why I'd always had inconclusive readings from smear tests,' she said. 'Each time it would have been as though they were investigating two different people. I felt so scared for the baby and wondered if I was a real woman.'

Doctors assured her that with the proper care her unborn child's health should not be affected.

'The baby was kicking and wriggling and it felt wonderful. It made me feel like I was any other mum experiencing the joys of pregnancy.'

The next step was to call her husband, a security firm manager, to break the news.

She said: 'Niggling in the back of my mind was the worry that he would think I was a freak.

'It was such a relief when I heard his comforting voice.'

Thrilled: Lindsay is pictured with her husband Tony
Mr Hasaj - who three months before the wedding spent a week in a coma after a serious motorcycle accident - added: 'We can't wait until July when the baby will be with us - probably to cause more mischief!'

Dr Peter Bowen-Simpkins, a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at the London Women's Clinic, explained how lucky Mrs Hasaj, of Finchley, North London, had been.

He said: 'Having uterus didelphys halves the chance of falling pregnant. There is only a 50 per cent chance of the sperm fertilising via the vagina that is ovulating at that time.'

The condition does pose some problems because the two wombs are considerably weaker than a normal one.

Now three months pregnant, Mrs Hasaj is having her cervix checked every fortnight and may take hormones to strengthen it.

Doctors have also told her this will probably be her only baby and her dreams of a large family are unlikely to be fulfilled. 'I'm just happy that I've been given the chance to be a mum at least once,' she said.
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Akki · Jan 5, 2009

she has two vaginas....? does that mean she can..... oh my....

mr_evolution · Jan 5, 2009

It puts her husband in two minds

brown_bear · Jan 5, 2009

awwww...that bb is gonna be so lubbed.....!!!...esp when its so hard for her to have one too...

congratulations..^^

AC0110 · Jan 5, 2009

AkkiOnimusha said: ↑

she has two vaginas....? does that mean she can..... oh my....
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Is that really what it means? I just want to varify...

Takashi · Jan 5, 2009

is it just me or does the idea of having two reproductive organs sound better than having one? wouldn't you normally think it would be easier to get pregnant if you had 2 instead of making it harder? lol.

whoaitselaine · Jan 5, 2009

Takashi said: ↑

is it just me or does the idea of having two reproductive organs sound better than having one? wouldn't you normally think it would be easier to get pregnant if you had 2 instead of making it harder? lol.
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yeah, that's what i was thinking. -huh
if she has 2 reproductive systems, doesn't that make her more likely to conceive a baby...?

d15z1sux · Jan 6, 2009

well one egg is released and the same amount of sperm for the 2 cervix and vag...

gawain187 · Jan 6, 2009

AkkiOnimusha said: ↑

she has two vaginas....? does that mean she can..... oh my....
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AC0110 said: ↑

Is that really what it means? I just want to varify...
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Yes, in theory the condition "uterus didelphys" COULD have two vagina's

Takashi said: ↑

is it just me or does the idea of having two reproductive organs sound better than having one? wouldn't you normally think it would be easier to get pregnant if you had 2 instead of making it harder? lol.
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whoaitselaine said: ↑

yeah, that's what i was thinking.
if she has 2 reproductive systems, doesn't that make her more likely to conceive a baby...?
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d15z1sux said: ↑

well one egg is released and the same amount of sperm for the 2 cervix and vag...
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not really because if you think of it this way, only one egg is released. If the sperm's all chose the wrong way then the egg wont get fertilised. Think about it, theres TWO vagina's so it will have four falopian tubes each with a equal chance to have the egg present. Whereas if it was only one vagina its two falopian tubes, so better chance.

ralphrepo · Jan 7, 2009

LOL, ...maybe she should meet the Diphallus (two penis) guy from India. -woot2

negiqboyz · Jan 7, 2009

^ lol .. it's weird but yeah .. good news is always better than bad ones. at first, i thought she has two reproductive systems as fe/male and was like wow .. she was pregnant .. anyway.. it's not it...lol..

jtommy87 · Jan 7, 2009

I didn't know woman can have two reproductive systems. she could be like having a baby in each if she was lucky!

whoaitselaine · Jan 9, 2009

negiqboyz said: ↑

^ lol .. it's weird but yeah .. good news is always better than bad ones. at first, i thought she has two reproductive systems as fe/male and was like wow .. she was pregnant .. anyway.. it's not it...lol..
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lmao, that's what i thought wen i first read the title of the thread~~-sweat

penmaggots · Jan 10, 2009

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