With surgical abortions, a woman faces the risks of cervical lacerations, uterine or bowel perforations, scarring, infection, and even permanent infertility. These risks, due to the surgical ...

The cervical examination on admission was ... intact after a 7-minute third stage of labor. There were no lacerations or excessive uterine bleeding. The postpartum and neonatal periods progressed ...

Unless there is excessive bleeding suggesting laceration of a uterine vessel ... this can be accomplished via hysteroscopy or with cervical dilation and use of ring forceps under ultrasound ...