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Sonographic findings in two cases of complicated pregnancy in women previously treated with endometrial ablation
Author(s) -
Holt Roxane,
SantiagoMuñoz Patricia,
Nelson David B.,
Twickler Diane
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.21968
Subject(s) - medicine , endometrial ablation , pregnancy , ablation , hysterectomy , obstetrics , ablation therapy , gynecology , surgery , genetics , hormone , androgen , biology
When medical therapy fails for menorrhagia in a premenopausal woman, minimally invasive endometrial ablation can be used as a conservative management alternative to hysterectomy. Endometrial ablation alone is not considered effective contraception, and women of reproductive age can become pregnant after ablative therapy. We now present two cases of pregnancy after endometrial ablation and associated imaging where both cases required cesarean hysterectomy due to post partumhemorrhage. Pregnancy after endometrial ablation incurs increased morbidity and diagnostic dilemmas. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 41 :566–569, 2013.