Woman discovers she has TWO wombs and TWO cervixes after routine smear test

Doctors found that Jane Woodhead, 38, had two uterus and two cervixes Has uterus didelphys, which causes internalabnormalities in 3% of women Condition occurs while female foetus develops - and womb forms differently Can also cause some women to have two vaginas, doctors say Means is possible for a woman to be pregnant in both wombs at same time Carries complications during pregnancy, such as miscarriage and bleeding After signing up for IVF, Ms Woodhead found she was pregnant in one womb Gave birth to baby Grace, now 12 weeks old, in July

By Madlen Davies for MailOnline

Published: 07:43 EST, 21 October 2014 | Updated: 11:41 EST, 21 October 2014

A woman who went for a routine smear test was astounded to be told she had two wombs and two cervixes.

Jane Woodhead, 38, had no idea she was suffering from a condition called uterus didelphys.

It means a woman can be born with any combination of two wombs, two separate cervixes and sometimes two vaginas.

It also makes it possible to be pregnant twice at the same time - with a baby in each womb.

Jane Woodhead, 38, went for a smear test and was astounded to be told she had two wombs. The condition can cause complications during pregnancy, but baby Grace, now 12 weeks old, was born healthy

When the female foetus is developing, two tubes normally join to create one larger, hollow organ - the uterus (top picture). But in a minority of women, including Ms Woodhead, the tubes don't join - allowing two hollow organs to form instead. This means the woman is born with two wombs (bottom picture)

After being diagnosed with the condition - which carries risks of complications during pregnancy - Ms Woodhead was told she would need IVF treatment if she ever wished to have children.

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Woman discovers she has TWO wombs and TWO cervixes after routine smear test