Doctors say the woman, named only as 'Xiao Ju', may now be infertile because her uterus is so badly damaged after all the procedures. Since then, medics say she has become a "regular customer" at the hospital's gynaecology department, averaging nearly three abortions per year. Doctor Zhao realised the severity of Xiao Ju's physical condition while examining her for her latest procedure. She said: "I found her uterus lining to be critically thin, like a piece of paper, due to the repeated abortions she had had. A thin endometrial lining - the membrane lining the uterus - can lead to recurrent miscarriages, and therefore difficulty reaching late-stage pregnancy.
Source: Daily Mirror February 25, 2019 11:48 UTC