[Intrauterine adhesion and ovulatory disorder following induced abortion]

Follicular stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, prolactin, estradiol and progesterone were measured by radioimmunoassay in 34 patients with those from 34 normal cycling women after induced abortion. The result showed that the anovulatory incidence of the patients (20.6%) was significantly higher than that of the controls (2.8%) (P less than 0.05). Increased prolactin and premature ovarian failure might be responsible for the anovulatory disorder, resulting in unsatisfactory restoration of fertility. It is suggested that the low success rate in treating patients with intrauterine adhesion after induced abortion may be due to premature ovarian failure and hyperprolactinaemia.