QBoost Question of the Month - September 2019

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* Crystal, a 25-year-old woman with a negative past medical history, and her partner were referred to you, because she was found to have a uterine septum by 3-D sonohysterography.

Which two of the following are ACCURATE statements that would be appropriate to share with Crystal and her partner? (Choose two).

A. Despite a lack of prospective data, women with a uterine septum appear to have relatively efficient reproductive function.

B. The incidence of uterine septa in women with infertility is similar to that of in the general population

C. In a healthy woman like Crystal, a uterine septum is often the sole reason for the infertility.

D. Septum incision is a reasonable treatment approach for patients with prior pregnancy loss, but not for those with infertility.

E. A meta-analysis that evaluated the effect of müllerian anomalies found that uterine septa were the only anomaly associated with decreased probability of natural conception.