Case of postoperative haematometra in a 40-year-old woman

Haematometra is a condition where blood collects in the uterine cavity when the outflow is obstructed. The commonest causes include congenital absence of the cervix or vagina and cervical conization. With the increasing rates of operative delivery in developing countries, untrained doctors are performing operations. This case report describes a woman with haematometra after caesarean section 4 years previously due to inappropriate uterine closure, which had obstructed the cervix and created a uterine pouch where blood had collected over several years.