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Two to three consecutive spontaneous
abortions (miscarriages) before 20 weeks gestation suggests
recurrent pregnancy loss..
Statistics are:
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Approximately 1% to 5% of pregnant
women are diagnosed with RECURRENT PREGNANCY LOSS (40,000 -
200,000 U.S. couples/year).
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What Might Happen After
Miscarriage: 49% of women with two consecutive losses and
no live-born children will have a loss in their next pregnancy,
whereas 29% of women with two losses and at least one live-born
child will have a loss in their next pregnancy.
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Is Age a Factor in
RECURRENT PREGNANCY LOSS: The incidence of a single
miscarriage increases with female age in both normal and in
RECURRENT PREGNANCY LOSS patients. The basic normal miscarriage
rate is 10% per pregnancy ages 15-29 and as high as 55% for women
>44 years old. This normal age dependent increasing miscarriage
rate compounds the problem for women with RECURRENT PREGNANCY
LOSS.
POTENTIAL
CAUSES OF RECURRENT PREGNANCY LOSS:
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PARENTAL GENETIC ABNORMALITIES
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UTERINE ANATOMIC ABNORMALITIES
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HORMONAL & METABOLIC PROBLEMS
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ADVANCED REPRODUCTIVE AGE
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POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME
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IMMUNOLOGIC CAUSES OF RECURRENT PREGNANCY LOSS
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LUTEAL PHASE DEFECT
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TOXIN EXPOSURE
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RECURRING EMBRYONIC ANEUPLOIDY
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THROMBOPHILIC DISORDERS (Excessive blood clotting)
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MALE REPRODUCTIVE ABNORMALITIES
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INFECTIOUS CAUSES OF RECURRENT PREGNANCY LOSS
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