Contemporary Prevention and Treatment of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
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…
Immunological Causes of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
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 +++ ?…
Lifestyle and RPL
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…
Inherited and Acquired Thrombophilias and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
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…
Contraceptive Counseling in Obese Women
Category 1 Method can be used without restriction Category 2 Benefit outweighs the theoretical or proven risk Category 3 Theoretical or proven risk outweighs the benefit Category 4 Unacceptable health…
Obesity in Pregnancy
Prepregnancy weight category BMI (kg/m2) Recommended weight gain (pounds) Mean (range) in pounds/week in second and third trimestera Recommended weight gain for twin gestation (pounds) Underweight <18.5 28–40 1 (1–3)…
Nutrition in Human Fertility
Fig. 4.1 Live birth rate per initiated assisted reproduction cycle, United States 1997–2010. Only data from fresh, nondonor cycles is included. Data obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and…
Conclusions: Establishing an Ethically and Medically Sound Framework for Integrating BMI Limits into Infertility Care for Obese Women
Challenges in Development: Medically Appropriate Limits As mentioned above, this issue was the most common source of discussion during development of our policy. While many measures of well-being worsen even…
Fertility Treatment Outcomes in Obese Women
Fig. 6.1 Changes in weight and ovulation rates during the study period for those subjects who completed 6 months of trial. The number of spontaneous pregnancies is shown in the…
Surgical Interventions and Reproductive Function in Obese Women
Mechanism Bariatric procedure Concerns specific to reproductive age women Restrictive Laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (LAGB) • Can be adjusted during pregnancy if issues with nausea or inadequate weight gain • Risk of…
