Successful intrauterine pregnancy after endometrial ablation

J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc. 2000 Aug;7(3):391-4. doi: 10.1016/s1074-3804(05)60484-7.

Abstract

The frequency of pregnancy after endometrial ablation is reported in the literature to be 0.7%, with a variety of complications and adverse outcomes for the fetus. A 30-year-old woman underwent rollerball endometrial ablation for menometrorrhagia. Her menses returned to normal and she conceived 16 months later. The pregnancy was uncomplicated apart from diet-controlled gestational diabetes and cesarean delivery for a transverse lie. To our knowledge, this is the first literature report of a viable pregnancy after rollerball ablation.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Electrocoagulation* / methods
  • Endometrium / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Menorrhagia / surgery*
  • Metrorrhagia / surgery
  • Pregnancy