title: Does dilation and curettage versus expectant management for spontaneous abortion in patients undergoing in vitro fertilization affect subsequent endometrial development?
abstract: In in vitro fertilization patients, treatment of spontaneous abortion with dilation and curettage (D&C) versus expectant management has no long-term effect on subsequent endometrial development, as measured by change in endometrial thickness. A transient reduction in endometrial thickness was found within the first 6 months after D&C, which is a novel finding, but it is likely to have little or no effect on pregnancy rates given the small absolute effect on endometrial thickness.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.
authors: Kimberly S
authors: KS
authors: Moon
authors: Kevin S
authors: KS
authors: Richter
authors: Michael J
authors: MJ
authors: Levy
authors: Eric A
authors: EA
authors: Widra
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D004107:Dilatation and Curettage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010064:Embryo Implantation / Q000502:physiology; D004717:Endometrium / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D009929:Organ Size; D011247:Pregnancy; D018873:Pregnancy Rate; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D002581:Uterine Cervical Incompetence / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology