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Mustafa Kir1, Kathleen M Hanlon-Lundberg
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Background:
Thermal balloon ablation is as effective as other electrosurgical modalities used for endometrial ablation. Pregnancy rate after endometrial ablation is 0.24-0.68%. We report a near-term viable pregnancy after thermal balloon uterine ablation.
Case:
Thermal balloon uterine endometrial ablation was performed on a 38-year-old woman with menorrhagia. She conceived 11 months after the operation and decided to continue the pregnancy. After 35 weeks of uneventful gestation, she spontaneously delivered a liveborn infant.
Conclusion:
Although rare, pregnancy after endometrial ablation is possible. Obstetric complications, such as pathologic placental adherence and fetal demise due to a small, scarred uterine cavity, have been reported. This pregnancy went to 35 weeks without complication despite a three-chambered appearance of the uterus.
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