Asherman syndrome

Asherman syndrome
a condition in which amenorrhoea and infertility follow a major haemorrhage in pregnancy. It may result from overvigorous curettage of the uterus in an attempt to control the bleeding. This removes the lining, the walls adhere, and the cavity is obliterated to a greater or lesser degree. Some 50% of such patients are subsequently infertile, and of those who become pregnant, only a minority achieve an uncomplicated delivery. Compare Sheehan's syndrome.
J. G. Asherman (20th century), Czechoslovakian gynaecologist

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Ash·er·man syndrome (ashґər-mən) [Joseph G. Asherman, Czechoslovakian-born physician in Israel, 20th century] see under syndrome.

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