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dilatation and curettage

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dilatation and curettage

Common gynaecological procedure in which the cervix (neck of the womb) is widened, or dilated, giving access so that the lining of the womb can be scraped away (curettage). It may be carried out to terminate a pregnancy, treat an incomplete miscarriage, discover the cause of heavy menstrual bleeding, or for biopsy.



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6) Formerly, dilatation and curettage (D&C) was the principal means of investigation for PMB.
A D&C stands for dilatation and curettage - a surgical procedure where the cervix is dilated and the lining of the womb is removed.
The measure of "success" was whether use of the drug resulted in a complete abortion, defined by researchers as the "passing of the products of conception without needing vacuum aspiration or dilatation and curettage during the follow up period.
 
 
 
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