title: Reproductive outcomes after hysteroscopic metroplasty for uterine septum.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate reproductive outcome after hysteroscopic metroplasty.
  
  
  METHODS
  We analyzed the reproductive outcome of 30 patients with different degrees of septate uterus undergoing hysteroscopic metroplasty. In all cases the procedure was performed by resectoscope.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The patients had a total 74 pregnancies before metroplasty. Of these, ten (14%) were carried to term, six (8%) ended in preterm delivery, and 58 (78%) ended in spontaneous abortion. At least one year following hysteroscopic metroplasty a total of 20 pregnancies occurred. Of these, 11 (55%) were carried to term, two (10%) ended in preterm delivery, seven (35%) ended in spontaneous abortion.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Correction of uterine septum significantly improves the prognosis of the pregnancies in patients with a history of severe obstetric problems. These results are similar to the results reported in the literature. Our data analysis suggests that hysteroscopic metroplasty for uterine septum improves pregnancy outcome of patients who come to us with a desire to conceive.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey. fatih.sendag@gmail.com
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sendag
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mermer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yucebilgin
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oztekin
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bilgin
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000453:epidemiology; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015907:Hysteroscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009095:Mullerian Ducts / Q000002:abnormalities; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D047928:Premature Birth / Q000453:epidemiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014599:Uterus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*