title: Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: Generally Accepted Causes and Their Management.
abstract: Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL), commonly defined as 3 consecutive losses <10 weeks gestation, affects up to 5% of couples. Well-accepted causes include uterine malformation, antiphospholipid syndrome, and parental chromosomal abnormalities; however, the majority of RPL cases are idiopathic (up to 75%). This chapter covers these accepted causes of RPL and provides diagnosis and management strategies for patients falling within the above categories.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kaiser
authors.forename: D Ware
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Branch
mesh_terms: D000026:Abortion, Habitual / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D059785:Karyotype; D008875:Middle Aged; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014599:Uterus / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D055815:Young Adult