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  2. Asherman's syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Asherman's syndrome (AS) is an acquired uterine condition that occurs when scar tissue forms inside the uterus and/or the cervix. [1] It is characterized by variable scarring inside the uterine cavity, where in many cases the front and back walls of the uterus stick to one another.

  3. Uterine niche - Wikipedia

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    To treat a cesarean scar disorder is mainly dependent on the amount of symptoms and whether or not a woman still wants to get pregnant. Please always consult with your own doctor if you think you have a cesarean scar disorder and if you think that it needs treatment. A niche can be treated on multiple ways. [11]

  4. Placenta accreta spectrum - Wikipedia

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    An important risk factor for placenta accreta is placenta previa in the presence of a uterine scar. Placenta previa is an independent risk factor for placenta accreta. Additional reported risk factors for placenta accreta include maternal age and multiparity, other prior uterine surgery, prior uterine curettage, uterine irradiation, endometrial ablation, Asherman syndrome, uterine leiomyomata ...

  5. Stenosis of uterine cervix - Wikipedia

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    Cervical canal widening can be temporarily achieved by the insertion of dilators into the cervix. If the stenosis is caused by scar tissue, a laser treatment can be used to vaporize the scarring. [5] Finally, the surgical enlargement of the cervical canal can be performed by hysteroscopic shaving of the cervical tissue. [6]

  6. Uterine rupture - Wikipedia

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    A uterine scar from a previous cesarean section is the most common risk factor. (In one review, 52% had previous cesarean scars.) [ 8 ] Other forms of uterine surgery that result in full-thickness incisions (such as a myomectomy ), dysfunctional labor, labor augmentation by oxytocin or prostaglandins , and high parity may also set the stage for ...

  7. Tubal factor infertility - Wikipedia

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    Tubal factor infertility (TFI) is female infertility caused by diseases, obstructions, damage, scarring, congenital malformations or other factors which impede the descent of a fertilized or unfertilized ovum into the uterus through the fallopian tubes and prevents a normal pregnancy and full term birth.

  8. Hysterotomy - Wikipedia

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    Scar ectopic pregnancy is a rare form of ectopic pregnancy, however, when it does occur it causes complications in pregnancy such as abnormal uterine bleeding and uterine rupture. The mechanism of how scar ectopic pregnancy still remains unknown. However, the possibility that defects may form to the scarring from previous procedures/traumas ...

  9. Vacuum aspiration - Wikipedia

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    Single-use double-valve manual vacuum aspirator. Vacuum or suction aspiration is a procedure that uses a vacuum source to remove an embryo or fetus through the cervix.The procedure is performed to induce abortion, as a treatment for incomplete spontaneous abortion (otherwise commonly known as miscarriage) or retained fetal and placental tissue, or to obtain a sample of uterine lining ...