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Traditionally, any miscarriage revealed to be complete upon careful inspection of the expelled pregnancy tissue (the 'products of conception', meaning that a uterine curettage was not necessary to avoid the risk of retained tissue causing more bleeding or infection. Nowadays we can distinguish a complete from an incomplete miscarriage (and whether or not a curettage should be done) with a transvaginal ultrasound, which can reveal significant retained tissue.
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