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Intrauterine adhesions after manual vacuum aspiration for early pregnancy failure.

Dalton VK, Saunders NA, Harris LH, Williams JA, Lebovic DI

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA. daltonvk@med.umich.edu

OBJECTIVE: To describe the occurrence of intrauterine adhesions after manual vacuum aspiration for early pregnancy failure. DESIGN: Case series. SETTING: Tertiary care center. PATIENT(S): Three women with intrauterine adhesions after manual vacuum aspiration for the treatment of early pregnancy failure. INTERVENTION(S): Chart review. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Hysteroscopic diagnosis of intrauterine adhesions after manual vacuum aspiration. RESULT(S): Three cases of symptomatic intrauterine adhesions after manual vacuum aspiration. CONCLUSION(S): Intrauterine adhesion formation may follow manual vacuum aspiration for early pregnancy loss.

Published 8 June 2006 in Fertil Steril, 85(6): 1823.e1-3.
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