A study of hysteroscopic metroplasty in 141 women with a septate uterus.
141 patients who had a hysteroscopic septum resection of a partial uterine septum (class Vb, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, ASRM) were divided into two groups: Group I (69 patients) presented with infertility and Group II (72 patients) with recurrent abortion. The mean+/-SD post-operative follow up period was 36+/-19.5 months. Thiry-six Group I patients (52.1%) and 38 Group II patients (52.7%) achieved pregnancy, with respective abortion rates of 20% and 25%.
Servizio di Fisiopatologia della Riproduzione Umana, Università degli Studi di Bologna, Italia. dirvent@med.unibo.it
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D000026:Abortion, Habitual / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015907:Hysteroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000601:surgery*