Spontaneous Abortion Diagnosis and Treatment [Paperback]

Sixteen British specialists pool their extensive knowledge of spontaneous abortion in one source. Their discussion is directly applicable to clinical situations and helps identify areas of debate and alternative methods.Sixteen British specialists pool their extensive knowledge of spontaneous abortion in one source. Their discussion is directly applicable to clinical situations and helps identify areas of debate and alternative methods.1 Definition and Clinical Presentation.- Spontaneous Abortion.- Threatened Abortion.- Inevitable Abortion.- Missed Abortion.- Anembryonic Pregnancy.- Spontaneous Abortion of a Live Fetus.- Trophoblastic Tumours.- Septic Abortion.- Recurrent Abortion.- Induced Abortion.- Ectopic Pregnancy.- Summary.- References.- 2 Spontaneous Abortions: Epidemiology.- Problems of Definition and Ascertainment.- Current Estimates of Early Reproductive Loss.- The Role of Chromosomal Anomalies.- The Role of Malformations Other Than Those Caused by.- Chromosomal Anomaly.- Sex Ratio.- Multiple Pregnancies.- Maternal Age and Parity.- Outcome of Other Pregnancies in Sibships with Spontaneous.- Abortions.- Maternal Health.- Maternal Smoking.- Alcohol Consumption.- Oral Contraceptives, Spermicides and Intrauterine Devices.- Other Environmental Hazards.- Conclusion.- References.- 3 Aetiology of Pregnancy Failure.- Numerical Chromosomal Abnormalities (Aneuploidy and Polyploidy).- Preclinical Losses.- First Trimester.- Second and Third Trimester.- Pathological Findings in First Trimester Abortuses.- Fetal Conditions.- Maternal Conditions.- Maternal Health.- References.- 4 Pathology of Spontaneous Abortion.- Anatomo-pathological Classification of Material from Abortions.- Histological Classification of Material from Abortions.- Specific Pathological Abnormalities in Abortion.- Infection.- Placental Ischaemia and Inadequate Placentation.- Immunological Factors.- Anti-phospholipid Antibodies.- Congenital Uterine Abnormalities.- Conclusions.- References.- 5 Ultrasoundl3k