Dilation and evacuation
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dilation-and-evacuation-166-439025
title:
Dilation and evacuation
text:
Dilation and evacuation (D&E) or dilatation and evacuation is the dilation of the cervix and surgical evacuation of the uterus after the first trimester of pregnancy. It is a method of abortion as well as a common procedure used after miscarriage to remove all pregnancy tissue. In various health care centers it may be called by different names:
- D&E
- ERPOC
- TOP or STOP D&E normally refers to a specific second trimester procedure. However, some sources use the term D&E to refer more gene
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Gynecological procedure
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilation_and_evacuation
date created:
2005-05-31T15:13:59Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T16:27:21Z
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