Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Dilation and evacuation (also sometimes called dilation and extraction) literally refers to the dilation of the cervix and surgical evacuation of the contents of the uterus. It is a method of abortion as well as a therapeutic procedure used after miscarriage to prevent infection by ensuring that the uterus is fully evacuated.In various health care centers it may be called by different names: D&E (Dilation and evacuation) ERPOC (Evacuation of Retained Products of Conception) TOP or STOP ((Surgical) Termination Of Pregnancy)D&E normally refers to a specific second trimester procedure. However, some sources use the term D&E to refer more generally to any procedure that involves the processes of dilation and evacuation, which includes the first trimester procedures of manual and electric vacuum aspiration.. }
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- Dilation_and_evacuation abstract "Dilation and evacuation (also sometimes called dilation and extraction) literally refers to the dilation of the cervix and surgical evacuation of the contents of the uterus. It is a method of abortion as well as a therapeutic procedure used after miscarriage to prevent infection by ensuring that the uterus is fully evacuated.In various health care centers it may be called by different names: D&E (Dilation and evacuation) ERPOC (Evacuation of Retained Products of Conception) TOP or STOP ((Surgical) Termination Of Pregnancy)D&E normally refers to a specific second trimester procedure. However, some sources use the term D&E to refer more generally to any procedure that involves the processes of dilation and evacuation, which includes the first trimester procedures of manual and electric vacuum aspiration.".