What's a D&C?

It's a scraping of the lining of the uterus. They do this for several different problems.

If she didn't offer information, don't ask. And don't jump to conclusions and talk about the possible reasons with others. It's probably very personal to her if she doesn't want to share explanations.

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You can have D&C's for other reasons as well. I had one and I have never been pregnant. I was having horrible periods (lasted three weeks at a time, three or four days off, then back on for another three weeks, and I was bleeding through a tampon and a pad from the time I left the bathroom till I walked downstairs). Anyway, I had one and it got much, much better.

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Are you referring to a post miscarriage D & C? I have never heard of a DNC.

I had one but it wasn't for a miscarrage it was from post partum hemmorage.

Question: What is a D & C? (Dilation and Curettage)
Answer: A D & C is also known as a dilation and curettage. It is frequently performed when a pregnant woman is known to have suffered a miscarriage, blighted ovum or missed abortion (Where the baby died but a miscarriage did not spontaneously occur.). A D & C is not always necessary after or during a miscarriage. Be sure to talk to your doctor about what type of care is best.

I had one 3 weeks ago, because my baby died at 12 weeks. It was a missed miscarriage, which means I did not have any spotting or any idea it was happening until I went in for a scan and the OB couldn't find a heartbeat. The procedure is a surgery used to take the baby out as opposed to letting the body miscarry on its own. You're given a general anesthetic, and it's a 10-15 minute procedure where the surgeon scrapes the uterus out. I was not able to choose to naturally miscarry because 1) I couldn't wait that long knowing I was still carrying the baby, and 2) it was dangerous because I was so far along that there was a possibility to hemorrhage, in which case I would have needed a D&C anyway.

I know they can be for other issues as well, not just for babies, but if they need a tissue sample from the uterus to look for other problems. But this was my experience.

Christine J hit it right on the money!