Contraindication for dilatation and curettage:
Correct Answer: Acute PID
Description: Ref. The Short Textbook of Pediatrics. Pg 650
Dilation and Curettage
Indications
Retained placenta after vaginal delivery (postpartum)
Retained products of conception after missed, incomplete, or inevitable abortion/miscarriage
Elective first-trimester abortion
Molar pregnancy
Evaluation of abnormal uterine bleeding
Contraindication
Untreated acute pelvic infection (endometritis, salpingitis, pyometra)
Coagulopathy
Possible fetal viability (except for elective termination)
Patient refusal
Category:
Unknown
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