Uterine Septum: The presence of a thick membrane that separates the uterine cavity either partially or completely into two separate cavities. A septum can interfere with normal implantation and cause recurrent pregnancy loss.
Uterine Septum - A uterine abnormality that occurs during a woman's own prenatal development, in which there is a band of tissue in the middle of a the uterus that causes the uterus to not form properly.
Also Known As: uterine septum
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The outcome of singleton pregnancies after IVF/ICSI in women before and after hysteroscopic resection of a uterine septum compared to normal controls.
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol, 146(2): 184-7. [Abstract] [Full-text] ...
Conditions treated include fibroid tumors of the uterus, polyps, uterine septum, intrauterine scarring (Asherman's Syndrome), among others.
Uterine Septum An abnormality of the uterus in which the inside of the uterus is divided by a wall (septum). The septum may extend only part way into the uterus or it may reach as far as the cervix.
Removal of a fibroid or uterine septum does not guarantee a future successful pregnancy, since the fibroid or uterine septum may not have been the cause of miscarriage in the first place.
Septum - a wall that divides a cavity in half, such as a uterine septum
Sertoli cells - the cells in the testicles that provide nourishment to the early sperm cells
Sperm - male gamete or reproductive cell ...
The thickened area results from failure to completely dissolve the uterine septum during development. The arcuate uterus is considered to be a mild form of bicornuate uterus.
Septum
A dividing wall or membrane specially between bodily spaces or masses of soft tissue, such as a uterine septum
Sertoli cells
the cells in the testicles that provide nourshment to the early sperm cells ...
What about treatment? Sometimes it is possible to treat the underlying problem - for example, by taking a cervical stitch to treat an incompetent os; or removing a uterine septum by hysteroscopic surgery.
instrument through the cervix into the uterine cavity. It allows the physician to directly view the inner lining of the uterus. It is very helpful in the diagnosis of polyps and fibroids and other uterine abnormalities such as a uterine septum.
 See also: Pregnancy, Uterine, Uterus, Fetus, Cervix
  
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