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<Articles JournalTitle="Acta Medica Iranica">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Acta Medica Iranica</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>0044-6025</Issn>
      <Volume>64</Volume>
      <Issue>9</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2026</Year>
        <Month>09</Month>
        <Day>02</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">Successful Fertility Restoration in a Patient With Severe Asherman&#x2019;s Syndrome Through Serial Hysteroscopic Adhesiolysis: A Case Report</title>
    <FirstPage>621</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>625</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Farahnaz</FirstName>
        <LastName>Ahmady</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Golestan UMS.GYN</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Mahboubeh</FirstName>
        <LastName>Tajaldini</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Ischemic Disorders Research Center, Jorjani Clinical sciences Research Institute, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>marjan</FirstName>
        <LastName>Ghaemi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Obstetrician and Gynecologist, vali-e-asr reproductive health research center, family health institue, Tehran university of medical sciences, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2025</Year>
        <Month>12</Month>
        <Day>16</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2026</Year>
        <Month>05</Month>
        <Day>19</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Background: Severe Asherman&#x2019;s syndrome, characterized by extensive intrauterine adhesions and endometrial fibrosis, poses a significant challenge to fertility restoration. In cases where the uterine cavity is non-visualized, surrogacy is often considered the only viable option.
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Case Presentation: We report a rare and successful case of fertility restoration in a 30-year-old woman with severe Asherman&#x2019;s syndrome and multiple comorbidities. Following secondary amenorrhea post-curettage, imaging revealed a completely obliterated uterine cavity. Despite initial recommendations for surrogacy, the patient underwent three serial hysteroscopic adhesiolysis procedures. Gradual anatomical reconstruction and endometrial regeneration were achieved, culminating in a receptive cavity and near-normal menstruation. IVF was performed, resulting in a twin pregnancy. Despite a high-risk gestation complicated by PPROM and preterm delivery at 30+6 weeks, both infants were discharged in good health.
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Conclusion: This case underscores the transformative potential of staged hysteroscopic intervention in restoring fertility, even in the most severe presentations of Asherman&#x2019;s syndrome. It challenges traditional prognostic assumptions and highlights the importance of individualized, persistent surgical care.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/11934</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/download/11934/6107</pdf_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
