Secondary Infertility due to Retention of Foetal Bones: A Rare Occurrence: A Case Report

Authors

  • Priti Anand NIMS Medical College & Hospital Shobha Nagar, Jaipur-Delhi Highway (NH-11C), Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
  • Mukul Bindra NIMS Medical College & Hospital, Shobha Nagar, Jaipur-Delhi Highway (NH-11C), Jaipur – 303121, Rajasthan, India
  • Sadhna Mathur NIMS Medical College & Hospital, Shobha Nagar, Jaipur-Delhi Highway (NH-11C), Jaipur – 303121, Rajasthan, India
  • Ravi Mathur NIMS Medical College & Hospital, Shobha Nagar, Jaipur-Delhi Highway (NH-11C), Jaipur – 303121, Rajasthan, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37591/rrjos.v3i2.1413

Abstract

In this paper we present a case of unwanted contraception through prolonged retention of foetal bone—a rare cause of secondary infertility. We describe a case of intrauterine retention of foetal bone diagnosed three years after the termination of a pregnancy. A hysteroscopy was performed and irregular structures were removed. These fragments were foetal bones, which probably functioned as an intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD). After removal of the foetal bone fragments, the patient conceived spontaneously. This case report stresses the importance of taking a thorough history and evaluation of the endometrium by transvaginal ultrasound (USG) or hysteroscopy in women with secondary infertility.

 

Keywords:   foetal bones, retention, infertility, hysteroscopy, IUCD

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Published

2019-04-15

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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2014)

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Case Study

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