The distinction between an arcuate uterus and a septate uterus is not standardized.
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The condition is less common than these other uterine malformations : arcuate uterus, septate uterus, and bicornuate uterus.
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The condition is much less common than these other uterine malformations : arcuate uterus, septate uterus, and bicornuate uterus.
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A common misdiagnosis is of a normal intrauterine pregnancy is where the pregnancy is implanted laterally in an arcuate uterus, potentially being misdiagnosed as an interstitial pregnancy.
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The "'arcuate uterus "'is a form of a uterine anomaly or variation where the uterine cavity displays a concave contour towards the fundus.
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Thus a study that evaluated women with uterine bleeding by hysteroscopy found that 6.5 % of subjects displayed the arcuate uterus and had evidence of reproductive impairments.
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Normally the uterine cavity is straight or convex towards the fundus on anterior-posterior imaging, but in the arcuate uterus the myometrium of the fundus dips into the cavity and may form a small septation.