Spontaneous abortion
Summary
A miscarriage is the loss of pregnancy from natural causes before the 20th week of pregnancy. Most miscarriages occur very early in the pregnancy, often before a woman even knows she is pregnant. There are many different causes for a miscarriage. In most cases, there is nothing you can do to prevent a miscarriage. Factors that may contribute to miscarriage include. -A genetic problem with the fetus. This is the most common cause in the first trimester. -Problems with the uterus or cervix. These contribute in the second trimester. -Polycystic ovary syndrome. Signs of a miscarriage can include vaginal spotting or bleeding, abdominal pain or cramping, and fluid or tissue passing from the vagina. Although vaginal bleeding is a common symptom of miscarriage, many women have spotting early in their pregnancy but do not miscarry. But if you are pregnant and have bleeding or spotting, contact your health care provider immediately. Women who miscarry early in their pregnancy usually do not need any treatment. In some cases, you may need a procedure called a dilatation and curettage (D&C) to remove tissue remaining in the uterus. Counseling may help you cope with your grief. Later, if you do decide to try again, work closely with your health care provider to lower the risks. Many women who have a miscarriage go on to have healthy babies. NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. [from MedlinePlus]
Source: GTR (NCBI/NIH)1
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Spontaneous abortion: A pregnancy that ends at a stage in which the fetus is incapable of surviving on its own, defined as the spontaneous loss of a fetus before the 20th week of pregnancy.2
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Abortion, Spontaneous: Expulsion of the product of Fertilization before completing the term of Gestation and without deliberate interference.3
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Spontaneous Abortion: Fetal loss at less than 20 weeks of gestation.4
Types
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Types of Spontaneous Abortion:
- First Trimester Spontaneous Abortion
- Second Trimester Spontaneous Abortion
Names and Terminology for Spontaneous abortion
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Source: GTR (NCBI/NIH)6
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Related Diseases and Conditions
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- Miscarriage
- Pregnancy
- Genetic Disorders
- Dilatation
- Grief
- Child Health Disorders
- Familial thrombocytosis
- Gestational trophoblastic neoplasm
- Hand-foot-genital syndrome
- Hydatidiform Mole
- Keutel syndrome
- Lassa fever
- Maternal Uniparental Disomy Of Chromosome 2
- Maternal Uniparental Disomy Of Chromosome 6
- Molybdenum cofactor deficiency
- Placental insufficiency
- Placental-site trophoblastic tumors
- Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
- Werner syndrome
- Yellow fever
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- Bleeding: Bleeding is a symptom of many types of trauma, injury, or disease. It may range from harmless minor bleeding to a life-threatening emergency (e.g. shock, internal bleeding, etc
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- Abdominal Pain: Abdominal pain can be caused by hundreds of disorders, ranging from mild to life-threatening. The pain may be coming from the gastrointestinal system (stomach, intestines), urinary system, reproductive organs
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- Cramps: Cramps is a medical term which can have a number of different meanings. Cramps may refer to “cramping pain” such as abdominal cramps or menstrual cramps (menstrual pain). Muscle cramps
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Disease Articles
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- Miscarriage: A miscarriage is the loss of pregnancy from natural causes before the 20th week of pregnancy. Most miscarriages occur very early in the pregnancy, often before a woman even knows10
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- Pregnancy: Pregnancy is the condition of a woman having a fetus from conception through to childbirth. The general topic of conception and pregnancy is fertility. Failure to successfully achieve a planned
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- Genetic Disorders: Genetic diseases are diseases that are caused by a DNA abnormality, usually in a single gene. All genetic diseases are present at birth, but not all will immediately cause symptoms
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- Grief: Bereavement is the period of grief and mourning after a death. When you grieve, it's part of the normal process of reacting to a loss. You may experience grief as11
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- Child Health Disorders: Children’s health includes the study of possible environmental causes of children’s illnesses and disorders, as well as the prevention and treatment of environmentally mediated diseases in children and12
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References
- Source: GTR (NCBI/NIH): ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ gtr/ conditions/ C0000786/
- Source: Human Phenotype Ontology
- Source: MeSH (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
- Source: NCI Thesaurus
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- Source: GTR (NCBI/NIH): ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ gtr/ conditions/ C0000786/
- Source: Human Phenotype Ontology
- Source: Disease Ontology
- Source: Human Phenotype Ontology
- Source: MedLinePlus (NIH): medlineplus.gov/ miscarriage.html
- Source: MedLinePlus (NIH): medlineplus.gov/ bereavement.html
- Source: NIEHS (NIH): niehs.nih.gov/ health/ topics/ population/ children/ index.cfm
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