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Miscarriage, also known in medical terms as a spontaneous abortion, is the death and expulsion of an embryo or fetus before it can survive independently. [1][4] The term miscarriage is sometimes used to refer to all forms of pregnancy loss and pregnancy with abortive outcomes before 20 weeks of gestation. Miscarriage before 6 weeks of gestation ...
Specialty. Obstetrics. Recurrent miscarriage or recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) is the spontaneous loss of 2-3 pregnancies that is estimated to affect up to 5% of women. The exact number of pregnancy losses and gestational weeks used to define RPL differs among medical societies. [1] In the majority of cases, the exact cause of pregnancy loss is ...
Septic abortion describes any type of abortion (intentional termination or miscarriage), due to an upper genital tract bacterial infection including the inflammation of the endometrium during or after 20 weeks of gestation. [1] The genital tract during this period is particularly vulnerable to infection, and sepsis in most cases is caused by a ...
A lot of the official diagnosis codes for miscarriage include the word abortion in it—it’s a “missed abortion.” Those are medical terms. Those mean miscarriage, for all intents and purposes.
252560. [ edit on Wikidata] Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus. [ nb 1 ][ 2 ] An abortion that occurs without intervention is known as a miscarriage or "spontaneous abortion"; these occur in approximately 30% to 40% of all pregnancies. [ 3 ][ 4 ] When deliberate steps are taken to end a ...
In delayed miscarriage (also called missed abortion), the Royal Women's Hospital recommendations of management depend on the findings in ultrasonography: [11] Gestational sac greater than 30-35mm, embryo larger than ~25mm (corresponding to 9+0 weeks of gestational age): Surgery is recommended. It poses a high risk of pain and bleeding with ...
I became very depressed after our first miscarriage. This wasn't my first experience with loss. In early 2020, Kate had a missed miscarriage. We spent months getting excited about adding to our ...
Major medical dictionaries. "The spontaneous or induced termination of pregnancy before the fetus reaches a viable age." [17] "Expulsion from the uterus an embryo or fetus prior to the stage of viability (20 weeks' gestation or fetal weight <500g). A distinction made between [abortion] and premature birth: premature infants are those born after ...