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An infection of the uterine lining is called endometritis. If the infection involves the uterine wall it is call endomyometritis.

Dr. Dennis Higginbotham reviewed this

32 year experience in American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Is a type of:

Delivery complications

How long it usually lasts:

Medium-term (lasts weeks to months)

How common it is:

Common

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