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I'm interested in editing the article "dilation and evacuation."

1) format: this is a medical procedure. According to Wikipedia: Manual of Style/Medicine related articles (need citation for: Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Medicine-related articles#Surgeries and procedures), surgery and procedures suggests using the following:

medical uses

contraindications

risks/complications

technique

recovery

history (ie when was it invented)

society and culture (legal issues)

special populations

The article would benefit from a discussion on some of these sections, including more about medical uses, risks, and populations for whom this procedure is used

Update using reference: WHO Clinical practice handbook for safe abortion, 2014. ISBN: 978 92 4 154871 7

2.10 page 49. Available at:

https://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/publications/unsafe_abortion/clinical-practice-safe-abortion/en/.~~~~

4) update usage chart (currently citing 2005 reference; more recent references available)~~~~

Oct 10 currently says: Adequate dilation of the cervix is important prior to surgical abortions because it helps to prevent complications of D&E, such as laceration of the cervix.

change to:

Adequate dilation of the cervix is important prior to D&E as it helps to prevent complications such as laceration of the cervix.

Bibliography

Fox, M. C., & Krajewski, C. M. (2014). Society of Family Planning Clinical Guideline 20134: Cervical preparation for second-trimester surgical abortion prior to 20 weeks’ gestation. Contraception, 89(2), 75-82

Sonalkar, S., Ogden, S. N., Tran, L. K., & Chen, A. Y. (2017). Comparison of complications associated with induction by misoprostol versus dilation and evacuation for second-trimester abortion. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 138, 272-275. (note this is a primary source--need to scan for secondary sources)

WHO Clinical practice handbook for safe abortion, 2014. ISBN: 978 92 4 154871 7 2.10. Available at:https://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/publications/unsafe_abortion/clinical-practice-safe-abortion/en

Complication rate is lower for surgical than medical second-trimetester abortion. Janu 1, 2003. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1363/3505003a. https://www.guttmacher.org/journals/psrh/2003/01/complication-rate-lower-surgical-medical-second-trimester-abortion