Recurrent Miscarriage WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Recurrent Miscarriage
Habitual abortion or recurrent pregnancy loss is the occurrence of repeated pregnancies that end in miscarriage of the fetus, usually before 20 weeks of gestation. There are various causes for habitual abortions, and some are treatable. Some couples never have a cause identified, often after extensive investigations. RPL affects about 0.34%. ...read more from Wikipedia
Fast Facts:
- This condition is also defined as occurrence of 3 or more consecutive spontaneous miscarriages.1
- The risk of experiencing recurrent miscarriages in a woman depends on her age as well as the number of previous miscarriages. 2
- Causes of recurrent miscarriages include anatomical condition, chromosomal disorders, endocrine disorders, immune factors, ovarian factors, lifestyle factors, and infections. 3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG): What Is Recurrent Miscarriage?
- ↑ The Cochrane Library: Immunotherapy For Recurrent Miscarriage
- ↑ Wikipedia: Causes
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- Contributor: Aimee Abellaneda
- Reviewer: Elisa Carter
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 27, 2009
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- Contributor: Aimee Abellaneda
- Reviewer: Elisa Carter
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Habitual Abortion, Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL), RPL, Recurrent miscarriages
- Last update: Oct. 27, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.