Luteal phase inadequacy and a chromosomal anomaly in recurrent abortion.
Luteal phase inadequacy was diagnosed and under treatment in a patient with recurrent fetal wastage when a fourth abortion occurred. Karyotypic analysis of the products of conception revealed trisomy 16. Chromosomal abnormalities may explain subsequent abortions in patients with luteal inadequacy.
D000026:Abortion, Habitual / Q000235:genetics*; D000328:Adult; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D002902:Chromosomes, Human, 16-18; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D008183:Luteal Phase; D008598:Menstruation; D011247:Pregnancy