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Material and Methods: This descriptive study was performed during the period from 2003
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were followed up. The patients were seen on the first postoperative day and visited
approximately 2 months later for assessment of surgical outcomes. This assesment was
accomplished with hysterosalpingography (HSG). Statistical analysis was carried out using
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Results: The duration of infertility among the patients differed from 2 to 14 years with the
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months and six of them (66.6%) concived a pregnancy within 3-12 months after the surgery.
Conclusion: It seems that the hysteroscopic septum resection is accompanied by a
significant improvement in the reproductive performance of women who suffer from
infertility or recurrent abortion.
Keywords: Septated Uterus, Primary Infertility, Hysteroscopic Metroplasty, Recurrent
Abortion
Abstract
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