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Outcome of pregnancy in women with uterine malformation: evaluation of 62 cases
Author(s) -
Michalas S.P.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(91)90288-g
Subject(s) - medicine , obstetrics , pregnancy , gynecology , outcome (game theory) , genetics , biology , mathematics , mathematical economics
A retrospective analysis of the outcome of pregnancy in 62 women seen between 1971 and 1988, with a uterine malformation was carried out. Fifty‐seven out of 62 cases with a uterine malformation conceived and there was a total of 127 pregnancies. On the other hand five women have an unexplained infertility of more than 2 years duration. The abortion rate among these 127 pregnancies was 36%, premature delivery rate 22% and term delivery rate 42%. Cases with a complete septate uterus had the higher abortion rate. Metroplasty was done in three patients with a uterus bicornis and in six cases with a septate uterus. Cervical cerclage was done in 23 cases. Breech presentation was very frequent (46%). The cesarean section rate in the 81 cases whose pregnancy continued beyond the 28th week of pregnancy was 63%. Perinatal mortality rate was 37% and fetal survival rate 61%.