Uterine inversion is a rare and serious obstetric emergency in which the uterus turns inside out, usually following childbirth. Symptoms include postpartum bleeding, abdominal pain, a mass in the vagina, and low blood pressure, and rarely inversion may occur without any association with pregnancy.
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ICD-10 ChapterXV: Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium 1 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route First DescribedRecorded as the article states it, a lower bound (since at least 300 BC); the article attributes the description to Hippocrates. Sources
1. Wikipedia: ICD-10
WikipediaList of chapters, Chapter XV
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- Non-infectious classification
View the Source 2. Uterine Inversion (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationWikipedia: Uterine inversion, lead section
The condition has been described since at least 300 BC by Hippocrates.
Lead - transmission-route
Uterine inversion is a rare and serious obstetric emergency in which the uterus turns inside out, usually following childbirth.
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