Asherman’s Syndrome – could it be why you’re struggling to have a baby?

Asherman’s Syndrome – could it be why you’re struggling to have a baby?
We look at how this condition could be affecting thousands of women in the UK. Find out the causes, symptoms and - most importantly - whether it can be treated.
Posted: 5 January 2012
by Martine Gallie
Have you ever heard of Asherman’s Syndrome? I hadn’t – and I’ve been writing about women’s health, in particular fertility, pregnancy and birth, for about 20 years. I became aware of this condition only when I came across the International Asherman’s Association stall at the Fertility Show in London recently.

I was amazed that a syndrome that potentially affects so many women – and one that can have such devastating consequences for our fertility – isn’t more widely known about.

What is Asherman’s Syndrome?
Basically, Asherman’s is scarring (adhesions) of the uterus. This scarring causes lighter periods or no periods at all and, in almost all women who are affected, infertility.

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