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Evidence based approach to recurrent miscarriage
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VOLUME: 8 ISSUE: 1
P: 5-20
March 2011

Evidence based approach to recurrent miscarriage

Turk J Obstet Gynecol 2011;8(1):5-20
DOI: 10.5505/tjod.2011.25483
Barış Ata 1
Ayşe Seyhan Ata 2
Bulent Urman 2
1. Mcgill University, Dep. Of Gynecology And Obstetrics, Div. Of Reproductive Endocrinology And Infertility, Montreal, Canada
2. American Hospital Of Istanbul, Assisted Reproduction Unit, Istanbul, Turkey
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ABSTRACT

Recurrent miscarriage, defined as three or more consecutive misscarriages, affects approximately 0.5-1% of couples trying to have a child. Genetic and uterine abnormalities, thrombophilias, environmental, endocrinologic and immunologic factors have been proposed to play a role in the etiology of recurrent miscarriage. The underlying pathology remains unidentified in aproximately half of the recurrent miscarriage patients. Couples’ expectations for a treatment often causes physicians to employ empiric treatments. In this review we will discuss the prognosis and evidence-based aproach to diagnosis and treatment of recurrent miscarriage.