Difference in reproductive performance between two subtypes of bicornuate uterus.

PURPOSE: We compared reproductive outcome in patients with two subtypes of bicornuate uterus who underwent a Strassmann metroplasty procedure.

METHODS

Eleven patients diagnosed using the R-AFS definition were divided into partial and complete type, then reproductive outcome following a Strassmann metroplasty was evaluated.

RESULTS

All four patients with the partial type anomaly conceived and achieved a live birth, while none of the seven with the complete type anomaly were able to conceive.

CONCLUSION

Patients with the partial type of bicornuate uterus showed a favorable prognosis after a Strassmann metroplasty. Conversely, those with the complete type should be treated as uterus didelphis, and not undergo a metroplasty.