In the first twelve weeks abortion is usually done by "D and C"dilatation of the cervix and curettage (scraping) of the womb lining.
Several IUCDS are flexible, such as those of plastic (a special polyethylene), silk or nylon thread, and can usually be inserted without dilatation of the cervix.
Indeed, when the arteries of a few patients were re-examined a month or so after balloon dilatation, doctors could not see where the original narrowings had been.
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