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Prevalence of uterine synechia after abortion evacuation curettage.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Salzani, Adriana Yela, Daniela Angerame Gabiatti, José Roberto Erbolato Bedone, Aloísio José Monteiro, Ilza |
| Copyright Year | 2007 |
| Abstract | CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE Intrauterine adhesion (IUA) is a possible complication of uterine curettage following abortion. Because IUA is an important cause of infertility, some investigators have been advocating its inclusion in the routine investigational workup after every abortion curettage procedure. The aim of this study was to evaluate the uterine cavity of patients subjected to abortion curettage, in order to ascertain the prevalence of IUA and its association with social and clinical factors. DESIGN AND SETTING This was a cross-sectional study at the Human Reproduction Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp). METHODS A total of 109 women were enrolled. The investigators searched the records of Unicamp's hospital for patients who had been subjected to uterine curettage following abortion. The hysteroscopy was performed 3 to 12 months after the curettage. The correlations between patients' characteristics and the prevalence of IUA were assessed by means of chi-squared and Fisher's exact test calculations. RESULTS The prevalence of IUA was 37.6%. The number of previous abortions and curettage procedures did not correlate with the presence of IUA. Most of the women (56.1%) presented IUA grade I. CONCLUSIONS In the present study, 37.6% of the women subjected to curettage following abortion had IUA, which was mostly mucous and grade I. None of the demographic and clinic characteristics evaluated were found to be associated with IUA. From this study, there is no firm evidence to justify carrying out routine diagnostic hysteroscopy following abortion evacuation. |
| Starting Page | 1817 |
| Ending Page | 1817 |
| Page Count | 1 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.scielo.br/pdf/spmj/v125n5/01.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 18094891v1 |
| Volume Number | 125 |
| Issue Number | 5 |
| Journal | Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Adhesions of uterus Blood Transfusion, Intrauterine Dental caries Female infertility Gynecology Hysteroscopy Induced abortion (procedure) Patients Uterine Corpus Carcinosarcoma investigational monitoring program |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
