Taber's Medical Dictionary
Asherman syndrome
(ash′ĕr-măn)
[Joseph G. Asherman, Czech physician, b. 1889]
Presence of adhesions in the endometrial lining of the uterus, often causing secondary amenorrhea, infertility, or repeated spontaneous abortion. Its causes include endometritis, aggressive curettage used for the treatment of menorrhagia, removal of retained placental fragments, or termination of pregnancy.
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Asherman syndrome. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/755250/all/Asherman_syndrome. Accessed January 21, 2021.
Asherman syndrome. (2017). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (23rd edition). F.A. Davis Company. Retrieved January 21, 2021, from https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/755250/all/Asherman_syndrome
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