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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've had 3 D&Cs in the past year.  From my understanding, [b]the risk to future pregnancies is low[/b].  The biggest risk comes from passing naturally and it not completing on it's own and THEN you have a D&C.  I found them all to be so easy and a good start to moving on.  The recovery was minimal, if any at all.  I could have physically gone to work the next day for all 3 of them.  I hardly bled at all.

So sorry for your loss.  Hang in there, you'll get thru this and you are not alone!  xo[/quote]

There is a risk of scarring and adhesions ([b]Asherman's syndrome[/b]) that may affect chances of getting pregnant.  So while the bolded part is technically true, it's achieving pregnancy that may be affected. Once you're pregnant I guess that's a non-issue.[/quote]

According to my RE, Asherman's syndrome is most common in D&Cs that are performed when the body didn't pass all the tissue naturally (and a D&C is required after).  That is what I was referring to.  He said that that statistics on D&Cs doesn't usually report that.  If you go in for a MMC and get a D&C the chances of Asherman's syndrome are very low and very rare.[/quote]

I would be interested to look at these statistics. How is the data collected? From experience, nobody tracks whether I had trouble conceiving after D&C and whether a lap was done to determine that there is no Asherman's.  My follow up after D&C was a dr's consult and palpation (not even an ultrasound) - zero chances of determining whether there is any scarring.[/quote]

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