d(ilation) and c(urettage)
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By this point, it was clear that she needed a D&C, more than a dozen OB-GYNs who reviewed her case told ProPublica.
From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2024
Main and others said doctors are obliged to counsel patients on the risks and benefits of all their options, including a D&C.
From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2024
While waiting for the D&C procedure, Shelley started experiencing cramps at home and went to A&E.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2024
Amber Thurman, 28, languished in a suburban Atlanta hospital for 20 hours before doctors performed a D&C to treat sepsis that resulted from an incomplete abortion.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2024
The OB performed the D&C but immediately continued with a hysterectomy.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2024
For scenes of discord, Mr. Howard said, “It’s all minor key. Usually D and C minor are like, drama.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2018
We weren't always within convenient means of traveling so that she could get the D and C she so vitally needed.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2017
“I like to say that a D and C, a suction D and C even, is bread and butter gynecology,” the doctor explained.
From US News ● Jun. 24, 2016
OB-GYNs have always learned the D and C procedure.
From US News ● Jun. 24, 2016
The "pe-ho," which ought to be written "la sol," pitched at about upper D and C, above the soprano staff, and timed like two quarter notes.
From Some Winter Days in Iowa by Lazell, Frederick John
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