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abortion associated with serious infection of the uterus, leading to generalized infection; more common after illegal abortions.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Abortion — In medicine, an abortion is the premature exit of the products of conception (the fetus, fetal membranes, and placenta) from the uterus. It is the loss of a pregnancy and does not refer to why that pregnancy was lost. A spontaneous abortion is… … Medical dictionary
Self-induced abortion — A self induced abortion (or self induced miscarriage) is an abortion performed by the pregnant woman herself outside the recognized medical system. Although the term can include abortions induced through legal, over the counter medication, it… … Wikipedia
Dalkon Shield — The Dalkon Shield was a contraceptive intrauterine device (IUD) developed by the Dalkon Corporation and marketed by the A.H. Robins Company. The Dalkon Shield was found to cause severe injury to a disproportionately large percentage of its users … Wikipedia
IUD with copper — This article is about non hormonally based intrauterine contraceptives. For hormonally based intrauterine contraceptives such as Mirena, see Hormonal IUD. IUD with copper Photo of a common IUD (Paragard T 380A) Background Birth co … Wikipedia
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IUD with progestogen — IntraUterine System (Mirena) Background Birth control type Intrauterine First use 1990 (Mirena currently available) 1976 (Progestasert discontinued in 2001) Failure rates (first year, Mirena) Perfect use 0.2% … Wikipedia
IntraUterine System — Infobox Birth control name = IntraUterine System width = caption = bc type = Intrauterine date first use = 1990 (Mirena) 1976 (Progestasert) rate type = Failure failure measure = first year, Mirena perfect failure% = 0.2 typical failure% = ?… … Wikipedia
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Pelvic inflammatory disease — ICD9|616 ICDO = Caption = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = emerg eMedicineTopic = 410 DiseasesDB = 9748 Pelvic inflammatory disease (or disorder) (PID) is a generic term for inflammation of the female uterus, fallopian tubes, and/or ovaries… … Wikipedia
