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What Is the Treatment for Uterus Scar Tissue?

C. Webb
C. Webb

Scarring of the uterus is typically referred to as Asherman's Syndrome. Several factors such as injury, illness, and surgery can cause this syndrome. Depending on location and severity, uterine scarring can interfere with the ability to become pregnant or to carry a baby full term. Treatment for uterus scar tissue can sometimes reverse fertility problems if scarring is the only problem.

Women who have recently been pregnant are the most prone to developing uterine scar tissue. Surgeries for fibroid tumors or cesarean birth have also caused uterine scarring. In some cases, significant infection, including tuberculosis and pelvic inflammatory disorder, trigger the development of scarring in the uterus.

When uterus scarring interferes with fertility, it is typically due to the inability for a fertilized egg to become implanted in the uterus wall. Scar tissue is thick and hard. The fertilized egg cannot break through to become implanted.

Uterine scarring may interfere with a woman's ability to become pregnant.
Uterine scarring may interfere with a woman's ability to become pregnant.

Depending on where the scarring occurs, this condition can also interfere with menstrual cycles. If scar tissue forms on the cervix or in the tubes, eggs can be blocked from traveling. If scars develop over the cervix opening, blood can be prevented from leaving the body.

Though excessive scarring can cause cramping and other symptoms, many times uterine scar tissue causes no symptoms. The patient finds out it exists during a routine pelvic examination or by going through treatment for infertility. Once the condition is discovered, further examination to find the cause is usually in order.

The uterus is part of the female reproductive system.
The uterus is part of the female reproductive system.

The most common treatment for uterus scarring is surgery. The surgeon enters the uterus through laparoscopic incisions and cuts away scar tissue. In cases where there is too much scar tissue to cut away, or it is in places that cutting it away would create additional medical issues, the surgeon cuts pathways into the scars. These pathways create enough exposed uterus wall for pregnancy implantation to occur.

The most common treatment for uterus scarring is laparoscopic surgery.
The most common treatment for uterus scarring is laparoscopic surgery.

While surgery for uterus scar tissue can be initially effective, depending on the cause, scar tissue may return following treatment. The only sure way to permanently eliminate uterine scar tissue is to remove the uterus via a hysterectomy. Women with symptoms of scar tissue or problems with fertility should seek medical evaluations to determine if scarring is present.

Discussion Comments

anon985026

I had a D&C before. Although I had my period, I always felt pains in my abdomen and the pains get intense. I went back to see the doctor and he said I have a scar. Can this scar be removed? What effect can it have on me? What are the risks involved?

anon969142

I had a D&C before. A month after the procedure, I had my period but suddenly a month after my period, I skipped three months. I had a pregnancy test, but the result was negative. I'm so worried. Is it possible that I have a scar? Or is this stress related to work? What would be the possible problem?

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    • Uterine scarring may interfere with a woman's ability to become pregnant.
      By: RTimages
      Uterine scarring may interfere with a woman's ability to become pregnant.
    • The uterus is part of the female reproductive system.
      By: fixer00
      The uterus is part of the female reproductive system.
    • The most common treatment for uterus scarring is laparoscopic surgery.
      By: Grzegorz Kwolek
      The most common treatment for uterus scarring is laparoscopic surgery.
    • Excessive uterine scarring may cause cramping.
      By: michaeljung
      Excessive uterine scarring may cause cramping.
    • The only sure way to permanently eliminate uterine scar tissue is to remove the uterus via a hysterectomy.
      By: Gennadiy Poznyakov
      The only sure way to permanently eliminate uterine scar tissue is to remove the uterus via a hysterectomy.
    • Uterine scarring may interfere with a woman's menstrual cycle.
      By: Dragos Iliescu
      Uterine scarring may interfere with a woman's menstrual cycle.
    • Uterus scar tissue can impact a woman's fertility.
      By: WavebreakMediaMicro
      Uterus scar tissue can impact a woman's fertility.