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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. 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 ...

  4. Uterine niche - Wikipedia

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    A niche, also known as a Cesarean Scar Defect or an Isthmocele, is a defect in the wall of the uterus after a cesarean section. [2] You can imagine it as if the wound of the uterus is being closed after a cesarean section, but it's receding a little bit at the inside of the uterus.

  5. Uterine rupture - Wikipedia

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    Transeverse uterine rupture. Uterine rupture is when the muscular wall of the uterus tears during pregnancy or childbirth. [3] Symptoms, while classically including increased pain, vaginal bleeding, or a change in contractions, are not always present. [1] [2] Disability or death of the mother or baby may result. [1] [3]

  6. Cervical pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    A cervical pregnancy is an ectopic pregnancy that has implanted in the uterine endocervix. [2] Such a pregnancy typically aborts within the first trimester, however, if it is implanted closer to the uterine cavity – a so-called cervico-isthmic pregnancy – it may continue longer. [3] Placental removal in a cervical pregnancy may result in ...

  7. 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]

  8. Here's what pregnancy actually looks like before 10 weeks ...

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    Photos of what pregnancy tissue from early abortions at 5 to 9 weeks actually looks like have gone viral.. The images, which were originally shared by MYA Network — a network of physicians who ...

  9. Complications of pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    Risk factors include untreated pelvic inflammatory disease, likely due to fallopian tube scarring. [41] Treatment: In most cases, keyhole surgery must be carried out to remove the fetus, along with the fallopian tube. If the pregnancy is very early, it may resolve on its own, or it can be treated with methotrexate, an abortifacient. [42]