POSTABORTION HYSTEROSCOPY - A METHOD FOR EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF CONGENITAL AND ACQUIRED INTRAUTERINE CAUSES OF ABORTIONS

Objective: A prospective study was conducted on the incidence of intra uterine pathology diagnosed by hysteroscopy. Study Design: A hysterosc opy was performed in 53 women 6-12 weeks after a dilatation and curett age for incomplete abortions or missed abortions. Results. Uterus malf ormations were found in 11 patients, submucous myoma in two and a corp us polyp in one. The main findings were intrauterine adhesions in 16 c ases. The incidence of intrauterine adhesions was about the same after incomplete abortions and after missed abortions, but in patients with recurrent abortions the incidence was significantly higher than in pa tients after first abortion (47.6% versus 18.8%). Conclusion: Post-abo rtion-hysteroscopy is a simple and useful method for early diagnosis o f acquired and congenital intrauterine pathology after abortions.