23rd December 2021

A 31-year-old woman has been diagnosed with an incomplete miscarriage via transvaginal ultrasound. She is experiencing moderate symptoms

A 31-year-old woman has been diagnosed with an incomplete miscarriage via transvaginal ultrasound. She is experiencing moderate symptoms, such as pain, guarding of her suprapubic region and some vaginal bleeding, but is overall well. She is around 18 weeks pregnant and has no history of previous pregnancies or miscarriage. She has no further medical history.

You discuss the options available to her for her to complete her miscarriage and evacuate the rest of the products of conception. You advise that surgical evacuation would be best, to which she agrees. Which of the following is NOT a risk associated with surgical evacuation?

Select the SINGLE most appropriate option from the list below. Select ONE option only.