Dilation and evacuation

Dilation and evacuation (or "D&E") is a medical procedure. It may be used as a method of abortion when a woman is in her second trimester (between 12–32 weeks pregnant).^[1] This procedure also may be used after a woman has a miscarriage, to make sure that the uterus is emptied out completely.^[2] If tissue is left behind in a woman's uterus after a miscarriage, she can get an infection.^[2]

1. ↑ "Abortion – How it is performed". NHS Choices. National Health Service of the United Kingdom. July 18, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Miscarriage (Spontaneous Abortion)". MountSinai.org. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. September 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2016.