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-'''Uterus Didelphys''', or '''Didelphic Uterus''', is an [[CTF]] [[intersex]] condition affecting approximately 1 in 3,000 [[Assigned Gender|AFAB]] people, in which one has double uterus and two separate cervices, and possibly a double vagina as well.<ref>https://academic.oup.com/humupd/article/7/2/161/638048</ref><ref>[https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/body/health/a12463573/uterus-didelphys/ Uterus Didelphys]</ref> Each uterus has a single horn and a single ovary. It is a congenital condition where the Müllerian ducts failed to fuse when in the womb.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uterus_didelphys Uterus Didelphys]</ref> People with the condition may be asymptomatic and unaware of having a double uterus, how they are more likely to experience severe menstrual pains and pain during sex.
+'''Uterus Didelphys''', or '''Didelphic Uterus''', is an [[CTF]] [[intersex]] variation affecting approximately 1 in 3,000 [[Assigned Gender|AFAB]] people, in which one has double uterus and two separate cervices, and possibly a double vagina as well.<ref>https://academic.oup.com/humupd/article/7/2/161/638048</ref><ref>[https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/body/health/a12463573/uterus-didelphys/ Uterus Didelphys]</ref> Each uterus has a single horn and a single ovary. It is a congenital variation where the Müllerian ducts failed to fuse when in the womb.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uterus_didelphys Uterus Didelphys]</ref> People with the variation may be asymptomatic and unaware of having a double uterus, how they are more likely to experience severe menstrual pains and pain during sex.
-Someone with this condition may be able to get pregnant, and may even be able to get pregnant in both uteruses. In the majority of pregnancy cases, the babies survive. However, they have a higher chance of premature birth.
+Someone with this variation may be able to get pregnant, and may even be able to get pregnant in both uteruses. In the majority of pregnancy cases, the babies survive. However, they have a higher chance of premature birth.
 == History ==
-It is unknown when this condition was first discovered. However there have been cases reported since the 1980s.
+It is unknown when this variation was first discovered. However there have been cases reported since the 1980s.
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