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  2. Uterine inversion - Wikipedia

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    Complete inverted uterus: Specialty: Obstetrics: Symptoms: Postpartum bleeding, abdominal pain, mass in the vagina, low blood pressure [1] Types: First, second, third, fourth degree [1] Risk factors: Pulling on the umbilical cord or pushing on the top of the uterus before the placenta has detached, uterine atony, placenta previa, connective ...

  3. What is an inverted uterus? - AOL

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    This mom experienced an inverted uterus during childbirth, which is when the uterus folds in on itself.

  4. Retroverted uterus - Wikipedia

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    A retroverted uterus (tilted uterus, tipped uterus) is a uterus that is oriented posteriorly, towards the rectum in the back of the body. This is in contrast to the typical uterus, which is oriented forward (slightly " anteverted ") toward the bladder , with the anterior part slightly concave.

  5. Uterine incarceration - Wikipedia

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    Also, the uterus may develop a uterine sacculation, that is a part of its back wall softens like an aneurysm and allows expansion of the fetus into the abdomen with a risk of uterine rupture. [3] Further, urinary complications may develop such as cystitis , and bladder distention could eventually lead to rupture of the bladder .

  6. What is a tilted uterus and why does it happen? - AOL

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    A uterus is a muscular organ in the female pelvis that holds and nourishes the fetus during pregnancy. "In most women, the uterus is positioned forward," Greves says. Meaning, it's tilted a little ...

  7. What is uterus didelphys? Why some women have two ... - AOL

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    Dr. Laura Purdy, chief medical officer at Wisp, a sexual health care group, says that “uterus didelphys is rare,” only accounting for 8% of the congenital anomalies of the female reproductive ...

  8. Uterus - Wikipedia

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    The uterus has different forms in many other animals and in some it exists as two separate uteri known as a duplex uterus. In medicine and related professions, the term uterus is consistently used, while the Germanic-derived term womb is commonly used in everyday contexts. Events occurring within the uterus are described with the term in utero.

  9. List of medical abbreviations: A - Wikipedia

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    Meaning ā (a with a bar over it) before (from Latin ante) before: A: assessment a.a. of each (from Latin ana ana) amino acids: A or Ala – alanine; C or Cys – cysteine; D or Asp – aspartic acid; E or Glu – glutamic acid; F or Phe – phenylalanine; H or His – histidine; I or Ile – isoleucine; K or Lys – lysine; L or Leu ...