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Abortion today may mean future infertility

In my many years of practicing obstetrics and gynaecology, I have attended to thousands of women suffering from infertility due to abortion.

I recently had this 40-year-old patient who has been married for seven years with no child. She came to see me for investigation into the cause and after carrying out an ultrasound scan, I noticed there was a problem with her endometrial cavity. I asked her if she’d had a miscarriage and she said she’s not been pregnant since she got married.

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