What does D&C stand for?

Dilation and Curettage (less common)

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Samples in periodicals archive:

Then, rich women went to a Harley Street gynaecologist and had an operation called a dilation and curettage (D& C) to clean out their womb.

He has helped EIGHT people die and today will be grilled by police. ...

Following an unsuccessful dilation and curettage, a hysterectomy was performed after which Daria was admitted to the hospital's Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU).

Did Dr. fail to order much needed blood 'stat'?

In the second case, a 35-year-old woman was scheduled to undergo dilation and curettage for an early pregnancy under local anesthesia.

Two cases show dangers when patients drive home

Pregnancies that fail in the first trimester-ones that end in embryonic or fetal death or in incomplete spontaneous abortion, ones whose inevitable outcome is spontaneous abortion and ones characterized by the absence of an embryo in the gestational sac-traditionally have been managed with dilation and curettage.

Early pregnancy failure: misoprostol may be good alternative to ...

She posted directions for a dilation and curettage -- or D and C -- abortion, and plans to post online the steps for a vacuum-aspiration abortion.

Blogger's how-to for abortions stirs debate

The five abortion procedures most often named, though not necessarily performed, by health care professionals were dilation and curettage (D&C), intrauterine sticks (knitting needles, bamboo sticks), insertion of an intrauterine device (IUD), oral hormonal pills, and vaginal drugs.

Postabortion complications prevalent in Pakistan

The primary hospital in Malabon could not provide basic emergency care, such as intravenous fluids and dilation and curettage for patients suffering from miscarriages.

Philippines: barriers impeding reproductive health and rights

Until recently, gynecologists obtained a biopsy by performing a dilation and curettage (D and C), an uncomfortable procedure with unpleasant side effects such as cramping, bleeding and pain.

The Tao Brush--Good News for Uterine Cancer