Evaluation and treatment of recurrent pregnancy loss: a committee opinion

Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.06.048

Evaluation and treatment of recurrent pregnancy loss: a committee opinion

Fertil Steril. 2012 Nov;98(5):1103-11. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.06.048. Epub 2012 Jul 24.

Author

Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine¹

Collaborators

Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine:
Samantha Pfeifer, Marc Fritz, Jeffrey Goldberg, R Dale McClure, Michael Thomas, Eric Widra, Glenn Schattman, Mark Licht, John Collins, Marcelle Cedars, Catherine Racowsk, Owen Davis, Kurt Barnhart, Clarisa Gracia, William Catherino, Robert Rebar, Andrew La Barbera

Affiliation

¹ American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.

PMID: 22835448
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.06.048

Abstract

The majority of miscarriages are sporadic and most result from genetic causes that are greatly influenced by maternal age. Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) is defined by two or more failed clinical pregnancies, and up to 50% of cases of RPL will not have a clearly defined etiology.

Publication types

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MeSH terms

Abortion, Habitual / diagnosis
Abortion, Habitual / etiology*
Abortion, Habitual / genetics
Abortion, Habitual / psychology
Abortion, Habitual / therapy
Age Factors
Antiphospholipid Syndrome / complications
Communicable Diseases / complications
Environment
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Life Style
Occupational Diseases / diagnosis
Occupational Diseases / etiology
Occupational Diseases / therapy
Pregnancy
Prognosis
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Thrombophilia / complications
Thrombophilia / genetics
Uterus / abnormalities