Infertility due to intrauterine residual fetal bone fragments

J Clin Ultrasound. 2004 Jun;32(5):253-5. doi: 10.1002/jcu.20028.

Abstract

A case of intrauterine retention of fetal bone diagnosed 8 years after termination of a pregnancy is presented. The patient had a history of hypermenorrhea infertility, and persistent vaginal discharge beginning after the abortion. Transvaginal sonography demonstrated an intrauterine foreign body. Curettage was performed, and fetal bone fragments were found within the removed materials.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abortion, Induced / adverse effects*
  • Adult
  • Bone and Bones / embryology
  • Dilatation and Curettage / adverse effects
  • Female
  • Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging*
  • Foreign Bodies / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Infertility, Female / etiology*
  • Pelvic Pain / etiology
  • Pregnancy
  • Ultrasonography
  • Uterus / diagnostic imaging*
  • Vaginal Discharge / etiology