#uterus didelphys

Vulvicryptic variations (VCVs) are congenital variations in vulvovaginal genitalia, outside of what is considered typical for a body with a vulva, which are profoundly under-researched, under-diagnosed, or entirely unknown / undescribed. The term is meant to help provide language and community to people with sex trait variations that have little to no resources, from perisex or intersex sources.

These variations are very hard to find information on, and what exists tends to be focused on young children and surgical procedures. Doctors may have never heard of these variations, and different doctors may see and approach these variations wildly differently because of the lack of consensus. This is often due to intermisogyny / intersexist medical misogyny (IMM). People with VCVs may have experienced CIMI (coerced intersex medical interventions) such as being pressured to have a hymenectomy, labioplasty, undergo vaginal dilation, or be put on birth control or other hormonal treatments with the goal of diminishing their sex variant traits.

All VCVs can fall under the intersex umbrella, because they are congenital variations in sex characteristics outside of what is seen as typical for a "female." But people with VCVs can choose personally whether or not they identify as intersex. Similarly, VCV is an optional label & people may or may not want to refer to their variations with this term; whether or not someone's variation counts as a VCV is a personal choice.

Here is a non-exhaustive list of examples of variations that fall under the vulvicryptic variation umbrella:

Vulvar hypospadias (including persistent urogenital sinus) and epispadias (the urethra being lower/higher than typical respectively; PUGS is also total hypospadias, when the urethra is within the vaginal canal)

Urethral duplication / triplication (multiple urethras; can be typically placed, hypospadiac, and/or epispadiac)

Hymenal hypertrophy (thick, protruding, possibly inflexible hymen) also called a sleeve or redundant hymen

Atypical hymen variations like imperforate, microperforate, cribiform, and septate

Labial fusion (either the minora or (less often) the majora are fused together; this can be anywhere from covering the bottom half of the vaginal opening, to covering up most or all of the vulva. the labia minora can also fuse with the labia majora)

Labial hypertrophy (larger than typical labia)

Labial hypoplasia (smaller than typical labia)

Clitoral hypoplasia / atresia / vulvar aphallia (smaller than typical clitoris or no clitoris)

Vulvar aposthia (lack of a clitoral hood/foreskin)

Vaginal hypoplasia (smaller than typical vaginal canal)

Vaginal septum (the vagina is separated into two canals)

Uterine variations like bicornate/didelphys (two uteri)

It isn't uncommon for people to have multiple VCVs. In particular, it has been noticed that many people with hypospadias also have a hypertrophic hymen, and frequently also labial fusion and other clitoral/labial variations. Right now, this particular constellation of traits is called H-VCV (hypospadiac vulvicryptic variation) but other names, like crypostreum, have been suggested!

Uterus Didelphys Pride Flag

Symbol: A Bleeding Heart Flower, drawn to look like two uteruses

Colors: reflecting the plant itself and other colors that I think complement it!

This is a flag made by someone who has the variation. It means a lot to me 🩷

Symbol by itself:

Fuck people who say that hyperandrogenism or hypoestrogenism caused by PCOS "isn't intersex"

Fuck people who say that a 'male' with hyperandrogenism isnt intersex, or a 'female' with hyperestrogenism "isn't intersex."

Fuck people who say that hypoandrogenism or hypoestrogenism "isn't intersex."

Fuck people who say that the agenital spectrum or people with absent/small/underdeveloped reproductive organs/gonads "aren't intersex."

Fuck people who say that duplicated or extra primary sex traits "aren't intersex."

Fuck people who say that Turner syndrome (or any other chromosomal variation) "isn't intersex."

Anyone with naturally developed genital, reproductive, hormonal, or chromosomal variations is intersex.

Intersex is a sociopolitical identity, not just a diagnosis. Doctors and the community disagree with each other on what it means to be intersex. Doctors are far behind and taught to be intersexist. They are taught to diagnose any sex variation as a disorder, deformity, or defect, rather than diagnosing it as "intersex."

as an agender person I usually don’t like talking about my biological sex but this story is funny and maybe there’s a possibility it could help someone who was struggling and confused like I was

I think it is intersexism (or maybe an ism against sex variations in gen) that Lioden (a lion genetics game) considers lionesses w double uteri as a mutation over a sex variation, does that make sense? the game and official game wiki considers it a mutation and even the things u can do to strengthen ur chances to get a cub with a mutation applies to that sex variation in question.

I dunno I could b over reacting but it did rub me the wrong way

This is intersexism.

the fact that the double uterus condition is considered a mutation over a sex variation in Lioden? in Lioden there’s a chance that your lioness can have this sex variation, but for some reason it’s considered a mutation? even the things you would be able to do for a higher chance of a mutie apply to DU. (ex, breeding a stud with a lioness that has very low fertility)

idk. that came off as odd to me but I could be over reacting. it’s been pressing on my mind so i wanted to know what u think.

This is intersexism. Uterus didelphys isn't usually a result of a genetic mutation.