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Definition: The majority of these malformations are present from birth. There are several types of uterine abnormalities, many of which interfere with fertility and some also on sexual functioning. Some of the most common are:

* Asherman’s Syndrome: The uterine walls are partly or wholly attached by scar tissue.
* Lack of uterus: The complete absence of the uterus are often accompanied by an absence of vagina.
* Uterus unicorn: In this case, develops only one of the fallopian tubes. If one side of the uterus to develop properly and the other is rudimentary, the condition is called unicervical bicornuate uterus.
* Double Uterus: This malformation results from the development of a uterus in which a wall of tissue inside the uterus (the septum), divides it into two cavities.
* Uterus bent: In this malformation, the uterus has a slight depression in its upper part due to incomplete fusion, which creates a heart shape inside.
* Uterus underdeveloped or immature: In this condition, the uterus is smaller than average size, can be related to other abnormalities of the reproductive organs.
* T-shaped uterus: Instead of the usual pear-shaped uterus T. This is more common in daughters of women who took diethylstilbestrol, a class of synthetic estrogen used to prevent abortions.

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