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  2. Endometrial ablation - Wikipedia

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    A common procedure after endometrial ablation is IUD insertion, as effective contraception following endometrial ablation is highly recommended. Other concomitant procedures may include myomectomy and/or tubal ligation. [5] Endometrial ablation is often an outpatient procedure that does not require an overnight hospital stay.

  3. Heavy menstrual bleeding - Wikipedia

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    The rate of serious complications is comparable to that of myomectomy or hysterectomy; however, UAE presents an increased risk of minor complications and requiring surgery within two to five years. [68] [69] Hysteroscopic myomectomy is a minimally invasive surgical procedure to remove leiomyomas (otherwise known as fibroids). Though a safe and ...

  4. Asherman's syndrome - Wikipedia

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    A number of other terms have been used to describe the condition and related conditions including: uterine/cervical atresia, traumatic uterine atrophy, sclerotic endometrium, and endometrial sclerosis. [3] There is not any one cause of AS. Risk factors can include myomectomy, cesarean section, infections, age, genital tuberculosis, and obesity ...

  5. Hematometra - Wikipedia

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    Additionally, hematometra may develop as a complication of uterine or cervical surgery such as endometrial ablation, where scar tissue in the endometrium can "wall off" sections of endometrial glands and stroma causing blood to accumulate in the uterine cavity. [1] It can also develop after abortion, [4] as well as after childbirth.

  6. 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 ...

  7. What are the risks of having a baby after 35? An expert ... - AOL

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    According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, about 20% of all pregnancies in the U.S.—and 11% of all first pregnancies—are in women over the age of 35. Women tend to ...

  8. Tubal ligation - Wikipedia

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    The procedure may be performed either immediately after the end of a pregnancy, termed a "postpartum" or "postabortion tubal ligation", or more than six weeks after the end of a pregnancy, termed an "interval tubal ligation". [5] The steps of the sterilization procedure will depend on the type of procedure being used.

  9. Woman has uterine fibroids removed that equaled the size of a ...

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    Erica Chidi, co-founder and CEO of Loom, a women's health education platform, is making her private health journey -- a six-year battle with uterine fibroids -- public, she said, in hopes of ...