Abstract

The main objective of this study to sensitize about an issue of reproductive health which is most controversial and carries the heaviest burden of stigmatization. Although abortion services in India were liberalized more than 3 decades ago, still we are facing problems of illegal septic abortion. We are presenting a rare case of 40 year old G3P2L1D1 with 3-4 months of amenorrhea with uterine perforation secondary to septic abortion. She was taken for emergency exploratory laparotomy, we found pyoperitoneum with foul smelling pus pockets in pelvis, sub hepatic and uterovesical space, uterine rent of 4cm x 3cm. Also there was decomposed fetal skull bones adherent to bowel and omentum. In these case, patient morbidity was due to sepsis and delay in taking treatment

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