title: Practical Work-up and Management of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss for the Front-Line Clinician.
abstract: Only a few so-called etiologies of recurrent pregnancy loss recurrent pregnancy loss in otherwise healthy women are adequately supported by well-designed investigations of association. The majority of proposed "treatments" have not been subjected to rigorous trials. The American Board of Internal Medicine Choosing Wisely initiative urges providers and patients to have constructive dialog aimed at choosing health care that is supported by evidence, not duplicative of other tests or procedures already received, free from harm, and truly necessary. We support the refreshing, objective frankness promoted by this campaign. A version of the Choosing Wisely "Do" and "Don't" format for recurrent pregnancy loss is presented.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of Utah Health Sciences Center †Intermountain Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah.
authors.forename: D Ware
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Branch
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Silver
mesh_terms: D000026:Abortion, Habitual / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D002755:Choice Behavior; D003376:Counseling; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006300:Health Services Misuse / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000592:standards; D011247:Pregnancy; D018456:Reproductive Medicine / Q000592:standards*