title: Reproductive outcome after strassman metroplasty in women with a bicornuate uterus.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the reproductive outcome in 22 women with a bicornuate uterus who underwent Strassman metroplasty.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study analyzed pregnancy outcomes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of women who had undergone Strassman metroplasty, 88% achieved pregnancies that ended with the birth of a viable infant. A total of 19 infants were born. All pregnancies that ended at term had normal courses, and a cesarean section was performed in all cases. The "take-home-baby" rate was 100% for the first postoperative pregnancy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The postmetroplasty reproductive capacity of women with a bicornuate uterus was very good. Strassman metroplasty should be reserved for selected women with bicornuate uteri who have experienced recurrent spontaneous abortion or preterm birth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: Dimitrios E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Lolis
authors.forename: Minas
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paschopoulos
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Makrydimas
authors.forename: Kostas
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zikopoulos
authors.forename: Alexandros
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sotiriadis
authors.forename: Evangelos
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Paraskevaidis
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D047928:Premature Birth; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014599:Uterus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*