Test Aim Performed Uterine assessment 2D Ult rasound Myometrium, endometrium, ovaries, pelvis RPL + infertility 3D Ultrasound Uterine cavity (congenital anomalies), myometrium, endometrium RPL + infertility Hysteroscopy Uterine cavity, myomas, endometrium (Ashreman syndrome)…
Fig. 3.1 Progestogen versus placebo/no treatment. Outcome 3 miscarriages (women with previous recurrent miscarriage only). [Adapted from Haas DM, Ramsey PS. Progestogen for preventing miscarriage. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. Has…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Asher Bashiri, Avi Harlev and Ashok Agarwal (eds.)Recurrent Pregnancy Loss10.1007/978-3-319-27452-2_13 13. A Patient’s Perspective Hildee Weiss1 (1) 2401 Blossom Lane, Beachwood, OH 44122, USA Hildee Weiss Email: gweiss@roadrunner.com KeywordsMiscarriageGrieving parentSupport As a…
Fig. 4.1 (a) An example of a reciprocal translocation involving chromosomes 16 and 22. The carrier parent can transmit an unbalanced translocation to the fetus. (b) An example of a…
Fig. 12.1 Frida Kalo, 1929. This is how she drew the experience of her miscarriage. [Reprinted with permission from Frida Kahlo Museums Trust. Av. 5 de Mayo No. 2, Col….
Fig. 8.1 Schematic representation of organization and compaction of sperm chromatin Nuclear Proteome of the Spermatozoa and Its Role in DNA Stability The first sign of sperm chromatin packaging is…
Fig. 11.1 Comparison of the distribution of causes . (a) 1676 patients in our previous study (based on data from Ref. [3]). (b) 482 patients with RPL, including those with…
Biomarker Associated to RPL Prognostic value Needed research Autoantibodies Antiphospholipid antibodies +++ ++ Standardization of assays and cutoff values Prognostic studies in untreated patients Thyroid antibodies Antinuclear antibodies +++ ?…
Study design No. of patients Definition of obese Definition of RM Or (95 % CI) Lashen et al. [11] Case–control study 1644 obese women: 3288 age-matched with normal BMI…
Fig. 5.1 Cascade of thrombus formation. Intrinsic pathway (left side) starts with endothelial damage. Extrinsic pathway (right side) starts with trauma A larger controversy has existed in the recent past…
