Vacuum or suction aspiration uses aspiration to remove uterine contents through the cervix. It may be used as a method of induced abortion, a therapeutic procedure used after miscarriage, or a procedure to obtain a sample for endometrial biopsy. The rate of infection is lower than any other surgical abortion procedure at 0.5%.

Some sources may use the terms dilation and evacuation or “suction” dilation and curettage to refer to vacuum aspiration, although those terms are normally used to refer to distinct procedures.

Vacuum or suction aspiration uses aspiration to remove uterine contents through the cervix. It may be used as a method of induced abortion, a therapeutic procedure used after miscarriage, or a procedure to obtain a sample for endometrial biopsy. The rate of infection is lower than any other surgical abortion procedure at 0.5%.

Some sources may use the terms dilation and evacuation or “suction” dilation and curettage to refer to vacuum aspiration, although those terms are normally used to refer to distinct procedures.

Vacuum aspiration. (2016, September 1). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 00:13, September 1, 2016, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vacuum_aspiration&oldid=737138087

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