Iatrogenic secondary infertility caused by residual intrauterine fetal bone after midtrimester abortion.
Eleven women with secondary infertility had ultrasonographic findings of intrauterine calcification. Infertility developed in all women after operative termination of midtrimester pregnancy. Dilation and curettage or hysteroscopic removal confirmed residual fetal bony fragments. The removal of these bony fragments was associated with therapeutic success for infertility.
Moon
H S
HS
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Moon Hwa Hospital, Pusan, Korea.
Park
Y H
YH
Kwon
H Y
HY
Hong
S H
SH
Kim
S K
SK
D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000030:Abortion, Missed / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D004107:Dilatation and Curettage; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D014463:Ultrasonography