ASHERMAN’S SYNDROME

Abstract

Asherman’s syndrome is a rare condition that causes adhesions to form in the uterus. These adhesions can cause a range of menstrual and reproductive problem. Asherman’s syndrome or intrauterine adhesion is an acquired uterine condition, characterized by the formation of adhesions inside the uterus or the cervix. The adhesions can be thin or thick, spotty in location, or confluent. They are usually not vascular. The American Fertility Society Classifies the severity of the disease of the in three stages. Asherman’s syndrome occurs when trauma to or removal of the basal layer of endometriosis in opposing areas within the uterine cavity. Such injury to the living trigger inflammation that allows these adhesive bands to form one side of the cavity to the other. Abnormalities in placentation where the placental tissue burrows below the basal layer of the endometrial significantly increases the risk of the adhesions can be thin or thick, spotty in location confluent. The adhesive bands are usually not vascular.