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endomyometritis

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en·do·my·o·me·tri·tis (nd-m-m-trts)
n.
Sepsis involving the tissues of the uterus occurring after a cesarean section.


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On October 31, the Alameda County coroner's office issued a preliminary report concluding that Miss Patterson did indeed die from "septic shock, due to endomyometritis [uterus-related blood infection] due to therapeutic, drug-induced abortion.
Other reported complications of myomas in pregnancy include premature rupture of the membranes, malpresentation, increased cesarean delivery rate, and postpartum endomyometritis (Katz et al.
And acute pelvic infections, including postpartum endomyometritis, septic abortion and post-surgical gynecologic infections: Due to Streptococcus agalactiae, Escherichia coli, Bacteroides fragilis, Porphyromonas asaccharolytica, Peptostreptococcus species, or Prevotella bivia.
 
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