PPT-The Mechanisms of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss

Maggie Donovan PAS2 University of South Dakota Physician Assistant Studies Program Recurrent pregnancy loss RPL is an important issue in reproductive health and is commonly defined as two or more clinically recognized failed pregnancies before 20 weeks of gestation Recurrent pregnancy loss has been found to affect 15 of couples trying to conceive and the mechanism of nearly 50 of cases of RPL remains unknown Generally accepted mechanisms of RPL include uterine abnormalities immunologic factors such as antiphospholipid antibody syndrome and genetic abnormalities Some hypothesized mechanisms that remain controversial are endocrine factors inherited thrombophilia disorders paternal sperm abnormalities infections environmental and psychological factors This review evaluates past and current research to assess which mechanisms are empirically supported as underlying causes of recurrent pregnancy loss . Is Aneuploidy the only answer ?. Ruth B Lathi, MD. Associate Professor. Director of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss. Disclosures. I have no financial disclosures. Impact of miscarriage. Picture of Patients. Dr Chro Najmaddin Fattah. MBChB, DGO, MRCOG, MRCPI, MD. introduction. Miscarriage is defined as the spontaneous loss of pregnancy before the fetus reaches . viability.. T. herefore . includes all pregnancy losses from the time of conception until 24 weeks of gestation. Supporting Families. Lauren K. Cohn, Ph.D.. Objectives. The learner will be able to identify . various types of perinatal loss. .. The learner will be able to describe the different stages of grief.. Joseph . B. Stanford, MD, . MSPH, CFCMC. Professor. Family and Preventive Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Pediatrics. University of Utah. Outline. Terms: conception. Stages of pregnancy and loss. 34. th. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Immunology. June 2-5, 2014. Jeffrey . Braverman. , MD, FACOG. Intralipid® - What is it?. Fat emulsion containing soybean oil, . glycerin . Education Program. Module X. Perinatal Loss. Author(s), . Reviewers, . and . Nurse Planner Disclosure. The authors, reviewers, and nurse planners for this module report no conflicts of interest or relevant financial relationships. . PHYSIOLOGY OF NORMAL. LUTEAL FUNCTION. In medically unassisted cycles, . progesterone. . secreted by the corpus . luteum. is. . essential. for the establishment and. . maintenance of pregnancy, until the. Professor and Head. Dept. Obstetrics and Gynaecology. SKHMC Kulasekharam. Abortion . Abortion. Loss of a pregnancy during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy, or if the weight is 500gms or less, at a time that the fetus cannot survive. . of three or more consecutive pregnancy losses at ≤ 20 weeks or. with a fetal weight < 500 . grams. Recurrent miscarriage should be distinguished from sporadic pregnancy loss that implies intervening pregnancies that reached viability. . Update 2022. DEFINITION . . Pregnancy loss (miscarriage); . Spontaneous demise of a pregnancy before the fetus reaches viability(until 24 GA). . “Recurrent” pregnancy loss; . loss of two or more pregnancies. DR.A.SAMSAMI . DEPARTMENT OF OB GYN. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. SHIRAZ – IRAN. . . A pregnancy loss . (miscarriage) . is defined as the spontaneous demise of a pregnancy before the fetus reaches viability. The term therefore includes all pregnancy losses (PLs) from the time of conception until 24 weeks of gestation. . Vol.10; Issue: 12; December 2020 Website: www.ijhsr.org Case Report ISSN: 2249 - 9571 Inter national Journal of Health Science s and Research (www.ijhsr.org ) 270 Vol.10; Issue: 12; December 2020 Dr Reema Abhyankar, Assistant Professor, OBGY, SMBT IMS & RC. Dr Kiran Rajole, Associate Professor, OBGY, SMBT IMS & RC. Dr Suresh Patil, Consultant Cardiologist, SMBT IMS & RC. Case. Name – Mrs. XYZ. ECTOPIC PREGNANCY. DR. RAZAQ . MASHA,FRCOG. Assistant Professor & Consultant. Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology. An abortion is pregnancy that ends before the baby can survive outside the uterus because it has not yet reached viability. It is therefore defined as a spontaneous loss of a pregnancy before 24 weeks. An abortion tends to start with bleeding and pain may develop..