Management after spontaneous miscarriage.

Anti-D administration after spontaneous miscarriage for preventing Rhesus alloimmunisation.

BACKGROUND During pregnancy, a Rhesus-negative (Rh-negative) woman may develop antibodies if her fetus is Rh-positive, which can cause fetal morbidity or mortality in following pregnancies, if untreated. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of administering anti-D immunoglobulin (Ig) after spontaneous miscarriage in a Rh-negative woman, with no anti-D antibodies. SEARCH METHODS We searched the ...

Cytogenetic Analysis of Spontaneous Miscarriage

Paternal factors in spontaneous first trimester miscarriage

UNLABELLED Objectives : To determine whether paternal factors i.e., age, tobacco use and genital tract infection increase the risk for spontaneous first trimester miscarriage. Methodology : This case control study was conducted in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Unit V / IV, Dow Medical College & Lyari General Hospital, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan. Duration ...

Incidence of pregnancy after expectant, medical, or surgical management of spontaneous first trimester miscarriage: long term follow-up of miscarriage treatment (MIST) randomised controlled trial

OBJECTIVES To compare fertility rates after the three methods of managing early miscarriage in women recruited to the MIST (miscarriage treatment) randomised controlled trial. SETTING Early pregnancy clinics of acute hospitals in the south west region of England. PARTICIPANTS 1199 women who had had an early miscarriage (<13 weeks) confirmed by scan. INTERVENTION Expectant, medical, or sur...

Outcome of expectant management of spontaneous first trimester miscarriage: observational study.

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the uptake and outcome of expectant management of spontaneous first trimester miscarriage in an early pregnancy assessment unit. PARTICIPANTS 1096 consecutive patients with a diagnosis of spontaneous first trimester miscarriage. METHODS Each miscarriage was classified as complete, incomplete, missed, or anembryonic on the basis of ultrasonography. Women who needed tre...