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A Pregnancy After Planned Partial Endometrial Resection
Author(s) -
Wood Carl,
Rogers Peter
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1993.tb02097.x
Subject(s) - medicine , endometrium , caesarean section , pregnancy , obstetrics , placenta accreta , fertility , fetus , gynecology , placenta , population , genetics , environmental health , biology
Summary: A 28‐week pregnancy is reported after a planned partial endometrial resection in an infertile patient. The fetus died 32 hours after birth because of prematurity consequent to premature membrane rupture and premature labour. A partial placenta accreta was dealt with at Caesarean section. Complete endometrial resection may not be required to cure menorrhagia. It may be possible to control menorrhagia by targeting specific areas of endometrium associated with menorrhagia. Fertility may be retained by leaving the fundal and peritubal endometrium. The increased risks of pregnancy complications following endometrial resection suggest that more information is required to design endometrial resection so as to both cure menorrhagia and to sustain successful pregnancy.