Retained Fetal Bones In-Utero Causing Secondary Infertility

Most of the reported cases were in women who had previous pregnancy. The symptoms range from asymptomatic to menstrual disturbances and dysmenorrhea or dyspareunia. However, most of the cases presented with a secondary infertility. A possible explanation to infertility is that such bone fragments act as a foreign body creating an inflammatory process in the endometrium which makes it a hostile environment for the embryo to implant.

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