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  2. Asherman's syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Asherman's syndrome affects women of all races and ages equally, suggesting no underlying genetic predisposition for its development. [12] AS can result from other pelvic surgeries including cesarean sections , [ 12 ] [ 13 ] removal of fibroid tumours ( myomectomy ) [ 14 ] and from other causes such as IUDs , pelvic irradiation ...

  3. List of syndromes - Wikipedia

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    Arthrogryposis–renal dysfunction–cholestasis syndrome; Arts syndrome; Ascher's syndrome; Asherman's syndrome; Asperger syndrome; Asymmetric crying facies; Ataxia-pancytopenia syndrome; Ataxia-telangiectasia; Athletic heart syndrome; Athymhormic syndrome; ATR-16 syndrome; Atrophodermia vermiculata; Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome ...

  4. Joseph Asherman - Wikipedia

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    Asherman has published dozens of medical articles. Among other things, he described a syndrome that bears his name, Asherman's Syndrome, which includes scarring and infection in the uterus due to curettage, which was first described by a German doctor ( Heinrich Fritsch ) in 1894 but was characterized following two articles by Asherman in 1948 ...

  5. List of eponymous diseases - Wikipedia

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    An eponymous disease is a disease, disorder, condition, or syndrome named after a person, usually the physician or other health care professional who first identified the disease; less commonly, a patient who had the disease; rarely, a literary character who exhibited signs of the disease or an actor or subject of an allusion, as characteristics associated with them were suggestive of symptoms ...

  6. Adhesion (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    Other than surgery, endometriosis and pelvic inflammatory disease are typical causes. Surgery inside the uterine cavity (e.g., suction dilation and curettage , myomectomy , endometrial ablation ) may result in Asherman's syndrome (also known as intrauterine adhesions, intra uterine synechiae), a cause of infertility.

  7. Recurrent miscarriage - Wikipedia

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    Acquired: Other structural uterine anomalies such as uterine fibroids, polyps, and adhesions (also known as Asherman's syndrome) have a less clear association with recurrent pregnancy loss. [3] Cervical weakness has been shown to lead to premature pregnancy loss resulting in miscarriages or preterm deliveries. It has been estimated that ...

  8. Endometrial polyp - Wikipedia

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    An endometrial polyp or uterine polyp is a mass in the inner lining of the uterus. [1] They may have a large flat base or be attached to the uterus by an elongated pedicle (pedunculated).

  9. Pelvic inflammatory disease - Wikipedia

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    Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome with perihepatic adhesions following a chlamydia infection PID can cause scarring inside the reproductive system, which can later cause serious complications, including chronic pelvic pain, infertility , ectopic pregnancy (the leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths in adult females), and other complications of ...