Complications of unsafe abortion: case reports and the need for curriculum review in Nigeria.
Unsafe abortion remains a major reproductive health problem in Nigeria. These are 2 case reports of unsafe abortion, one performed by a patent medicine dealer where a false passage was created in the substance of the cervix to evacuate the uterus using a cannula. A piece of the cannula was left in situ for five years leading to chronic infection and infertility. The second case was performed by a medical practitioner for a second trimester abortion. He deliberately created a false passage in the substance of the cervix to evacuate the uterus leading to severe haemorrhage. We conclude that there is a need to review and improve the training of medical practitioners in termination of pregnancies to avoid unsafe abortion.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Uyo, Nigeria. avumo@yahoo.com
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D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D000328:Adult; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009549:Nigeria; D011247:Pregnancy