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Re: Multiple D&C and risk for placenta acreta/increta/percreta?

From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 13 Apr 2002 00:24:39 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 12 Apr 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>I have heard and taken it for a sure thing that if you have intrauterine
>scarring you will not get pregnant or if you do you will miscarry. But
>recently I have read a lot about women having previous c-section or
>having scars from intrauterine surgery like D&C carry to term and the
>only problem is that they develop placenta acreta, or increta, or
>percreta. I even read that one woman with severe Asherman's Syndrom
>carried to term and gave birth to a healthy baby and her dr. said it
>can happen with a good quality embryo.
>1. So that means that not everyone who has intrauterine scarring will
>have problem with fertility, right?

true, not every single perosn

>2. If you have multiple D&Cs due to m/c will that put you at higher
>risk for placenta increta/increta/percreta in future pregnancies if you
>do get pregnant and the embryo implants well?

yes, but the risk is still pretty darn low

>Thank you very much for your help!

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M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
S. Lake Tahoe, CA

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