Abortion, Spontaneous - Etiology
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

European Forum on Antiphospholipid Antibodies: research in progress.

30 Aug 2009 The research projects of the European Forum on Antiphospholipid Antibodies are representative of how dynamic is this area of investigation. The present review is focused on the most recent projects of the Forum on the aetiopathogenic aspects of the ... Read more...

[Massive hemorrhage associated with undiagnosed placenta percreta in a second-trimester pregnancy receiving abortion procedure]

30 Jul 2009 A 26-year-old woman presented with an incomplete miscarriage and was scheduled for curettage at 21 weeks of gestation. She received curettage under spinal anesthesia and vaginal hemorrhage could not be controlled due to placenta percreta and ... Read more...

Pregnancy outcomes among adult survivors of childhood cancer in the British Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.

30 Jul 2009 PURPOSE: We used data from the first large-scale overwhelmingly population-based study (a) to quantify the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in survivors of childhood cancer in relation to cancer type and treatment and (b) to assess live birth ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Abortion, Spontaneous - Etiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• European Forum on Antiphospholipid Antibodies: research in progress. 30 Aug 2009
• [Massive hemorrhage associated with undiagnosed placenta percreta in a second-trimester pregnancy receiving abortion procedure] 30 Jul 2009
• Pregnancy outcomes among adult survivors of childhood cancer in the British Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. 30 Jul 2009
• Neonatal and pregnancy outcome in primary antiphospholipid syndrome: a 10-year experience in one medical center. 30 Jul 2009
• Genetic counseling for teratogenic risk due to exposure to medications: 89 pregnancies conceived during oral contraceptive use. 29 Jun 2009
• Anti-phospholipid antibodies and other immunological causes of recurrent foetal loss--a review of literature of various therapeutic protocols. 29 Jun 2009
• Leveling the playing field for grandfather's sperm. 25 Jun 2009
• [New diagnostic approach to different hydatidiform mole types, hydropic abortions and relevant clinical management] 30 May 2009
• Antibiotic prophylaxis before second-trimester genetic amniocentesis (APGA): a single-centre open randomised controlled trial. 30 May 2009
• The role of complement in the antiphospholipid syndrome-associated pathology. 30 May 2009
• Fetal outcome after technetium scintigraphy in early pregnancy. 11 May 2009
• Spousal violence and spontaneous fetal loss. 30 Apr 2009
• Alcohol and B1 vitamin deficiency-related stillbirths. 29 Apr 2009
• An evaluation of the decision-making process regarding amniocentesis following a screen-positive maternal serum screen result. 29 Apr 2009
• Transfusional fetal complications after single intrauterine death in monochorionic multiple pregnancy are reduced but not prevented by vascular occlusion. 29 Apr 2009
• No interaction between smoking and working as a hairdresser with respect to reproductive health. 30 Mar 2009
• The assessment of the gestational sac diameter, crown-rump length, progesterone and fetal heart rate measurements at the 10th gestational week to predict the spontaneous abortion risk. 30 Mar 2009
• Impact of radiotherapy on fertility, pregnancy, and neonatal outcomes in female cancer patients. 30 Mar 2009
• Pregnancy outcome after levonorgestrel-only emergency contraception failure: a prospective cohort study. 29 Mar 2009
• Exposure to maternal and paternal tobacco consumption and risk of spontaneous abortion. 27 Feb 2009

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Technical information about 'Abortion, Spontaneous'

Definition: Expulsion of the product of FERTILIZATION before completing the term of GESTATION and without deliberate interference.

Descriptor UI: D000022

Alternative terms: Abortion, Spontaneous; Abortions, Spontaneous; Spontaneous Abortions; Miscarriage; Miscarriages; Spontaneous Abortion; Abortion, Tubal; Abortions, Tubal; Tubal Abortion; Tubal Abortions;

Related Mesh Headings: Abortifacient Agents; Aborted Fetus;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C13.703.039;

History Note: 99(63)

Technical Notes: /chem ind permitted but do not confuse with ABORTION, INDUCED; check the tags HUMANS & FEMALE & PREGNANCY