 In women they typically affect reproductive organs and thus are of concern in reproduction or as a cause of chronic pelvic pain.Other than surgery, endometriosis and pelvic inflammatory disease are typical causes.Surgery inside the uterine cavity (e.g., suction dilation and curettage, myomectomy, endometrial ablation) may result in Asherman's syndrome (also known as intrauterine adhesions, intra uterine synachiae), a cause of infertility.