Recurrent spontaneous abortion, defined as three consecutive abortions, occurs in approximately 1% to 2% of couples. Although the cause is unknown in up to 50% of cases, about 5% of these couples are found to be a balanced translocation carrier. We report a case in which the mother was identified to be a translocation carrier following the birth of a baby with multiple congenital abnormalities.

The authors analysed 1488 cases of spontaneous abortions and stillbirths in Bratislava. They focused on the course of human embryogenesis and the chromosomal constitution. A high mean frequency rate of both developmental defects (14.4%) and chromosomal aberrations (33.6%) was revealed and both were found to be in close relation with the length of gestation. The most severe developmental defects...

Investigated demographic and psychological factors related to positive or negative reactions to legal abortions performed during the first trimester of pregnancy in 62 females in an urban southern community. Results suggest that the social context and the degree of support from a series of significant persons rather than demographic variables were most predictive of a positive reaction.

Couples in industrialized countries tend to delay attempting to have children, which may lower their chances of livebirth. The authors assessed the association between male age and the risk of spontaneous abortion between weeks 5 and 20 of pregnancy, controlling for female age. They interviewed by telephone a random cross-sectional population of 1,151 French women who had been pregnant between ...

OBJECTIVES Unsafe abortion is a public health concern because of its impact on maternal morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study was to document on induced abortion in Yaounde, Cameroon. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Six antenatal clinics in Yaounde, Cameroon. METHODS Women attending antenatal clinics between October and December 1998 were included in the study and int...

OBJECTIVE To study incidence and determinants of emotional distress following induced abortion. SETTING Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lund University, University Hospital Malmö, Sweden. SUBJECTS A series of 854 participants at 12-month postabortion follow-up, representing 66.5% of the 1285 women undergoing induced abortion at Malmö, 1989. METHODS Analysis of data elicited at a ...

Fistulous communications of the uterus are relatively unknown. We report in this paper the first case to our knowledge of uterocutaneous fistula which developed following a septic abortion induced by introduction of Laminaria tent into the uterus.

OBJECTIVE To investigate reproductive outcomes in women following induced abortion (IA). DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING Hospital admissions between 1981 and 2007 in Scotland. PARTICIPANTS Data were extracted on all women who had an IA, a miscarriage or a live birth from the Scottish Morbidity Records. A total of 120 033, 457 477 and 47 355 women with a documented second pregna...

. gynaecological practice. Treatment may be prolonged and is frequently disapr ]nting. The loss of potential citizens is probably of the order of one in every three ? ^gnancies. The woman is often deeply disappointed at the outcome of her pregnancy ^ j when her loss is repeated on three or more occasions she may indeed feel desperate. ny doctors are of the opinion that treatment is of no great ...

BACKGROUND Elective abortions show a secular decline in high income countries. That general pattern, however, may mask meaningful differences-and a potentially rising trend-among age, income, and other racial/ethnic groups. We explore these differences in Denmark, a high-income, low-fertility country with excellent data on terminations and births. METHODS We examined monthly elective abortion...