title: A probable secondary infertility due to osseous metaplasia of the endometrium.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Osseous metaplasia is a rare pathological entity that affects the uterus and usually appears following abortion, chronic endometritis, metabolic disorders or following LEEP excision of the cervix.
  
  
  METHODS
  Herein, we present the occurrence of osseous metaplasia in a 27-year-old patient with a history of an abortion 2 years ago and suffering infertility.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We suggest that the infertility in this patient may be caused by calcification and ossification of fetal tissue retained in the uterus after abortion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Pamukkale University School of Medicine, Morfoloji Binasi, Kinikli, 20070 Denizli, Turkey. makbulut@pau.edu.tr
authors.forename: Metin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akbulut
authors.forename: Ciğdem Berna
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Ege
authors.forename: Esra Canan
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Kelten
authors.forename: Mehmet Emin
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Soysal
mesh_terms: D000027:Abortion, Incomplete / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D004717:Endometrium / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008679:Metaplasia / Q000150:complications; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000150:complications*