Intrauterine procedures carry a potential risk of damaging the endometrium and causing scar tissue. — Whalespan
Intrauterine procedures carry a potential risk of damaging the endometrium and causing scar tissue.
⚠ High risk
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“One caveat I just want to mention is that any intrauterine procedure has the potential to damage the endometrium and result in scar tissue. That could be having an IUD, could be having a fibroid removed, it could be a prior C-section, it can be a prior DNC because you had a pregnancy loss, it could be from a termination.”