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Re: septated uterus

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 27 Feb 2000 13:37:06 -0600 (CST)

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At Sat, 26 Feb 2000, anonymous wrote: >
>Hi. My Sister In Law asked me to research information for her. She has
>been diagnosed with a septated uterus. About 5 yrs ago she suffered a
>miscarriage with her 1st pregnancy at 10 wks. She then became pregnant
>a couple of years later and delivered at 37 wks, but lost this child the
>next day. It was found to have hydroplastic left heart. About 6 months
>later, she became pregnant and delivered at 36 wks. This little girl is
>healthy, though she spent a week in neonatal intensive care . Last week
>she suffered another miscarriage at 14 wks.
>She has been told briefly of an operation to correct the septated uterus
>but would like to have further information on the pros and cons of the
>procedure. The Dr. believes that the miscarriages could be due to the
>placenta attaching to the septum instead of the uterine wall.
>
>We would really appreciate any information you could give on this
>condition.
>
>Thank You
>
>Sandy
>P.S. I forgot to mention that she has also been diagnosed with
>endometriosis and only weeks before this last pregnancy had a D&C and
>some endometriosis tissue was removed.

The current method of removing a septum from the uterus is to remove it using a hysteroscope (a telescope-like instrument) as a resectoscope which can cut away the septum by going through the cervix to the uterus. The results are quite good. Her history indicates that the septum may be the cause of the losses and pre-term delivery.

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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York

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