Epidemiology
AS has a reported incidence of 25% of D&Cs performed 1–4 weeks post-partum, up to 30.9% of D&Cs performed for missed miscarriages and 6.4% of D&Cs performed for incomplete miscarriages. In another study, 40% of patients who underwent repeated D&C for retained products of conception after missed miscarriage or retained placenta developed AS.In the case of missed miscarriages, the time period between fetal demise and curettage may increase the likelihood of adhesion formation due to fibroblastic activity of the remaining tissue.The risk of AS also increases with the number of procedures: one study estimated the risk to be 16% after one D&C and 32% after three or more D&Cs. However, a single curettage often underlies the condition. In an attempts to estimate the prevalence of AS in the general population, it was found in 1.5% of women undergoing hysterosalpingography HSG, and between 5 and 39% of women with recurrent miscarriage.After miscarriage, a review estimated the prevalence of AS to be approximately 20% (95% confidence interval: 13% to 28%). References
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"The secret syndrome leaving women infertile". Daily Mirror. UK. 29 April 2010. Sophie Blake talks about being diagnosed with Ashermans syndrome. Bruton C (10 December 2007). "The hidden threat to fertility". Times Online. Archived from the original on 27 July 2008. Perloe M (20 July 2001) [17 August 1998]. "Ashermans Syndrome Overview". iVillage. Archived from the original on 25 December 2005. "How Ashermans syndrome causes infertility or miscarriages". Blog: Ashermans Syndrome Watch. 19 February 2010. (awareness, education, prevention)
"What are intrauterine adhesions?". How to treat intrauterine adhesions. womedtech.com.
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