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	HerbChina2000.com - Herbal Remedies - Abortion, spontaneous (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A spontaneous abortion is as opposed to an induced abortion.
		Inevitable abortion - In an inevitable abortion, a miscarriage is imminent.
		Spontaneous abortion during the last two thirds of pregnancy is more likely to be due to maternal factors, for example abnormalities of the cervix or uterus, insufficient progesterone, sexually transmitted diseases that affect the genital tract, endocrine dysfunction (as in hypothyroidism and diabetes mellitus), or severe emotional trauma.
	www.herbchina2000.com /therapies/GSA.shtml (914 words)

	Recurrent Abortion -Early Pregnancy Risks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Recurrent abortion is defined as 3 or more consecutive pregnancy losses before 20 weeks gestation, each with a fetus weighing less than 500 g.
		Anatomic abnormalities were the first described causes of habitual abortion and account for up to 15% of recurrent pregnancy losses.
		Compared to women who carry a pregnancy to term, women who are habitual aborters share more HLA antigens with their partners and have blunted responses to paternal antigen with lower levels of blocking antibodies or antileukocytotoxic antibodies.
	www.health.am /pregnancy/more/recurrent-abortion (930 words)

	Habitual abortion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Habitual abortion or recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) is the occurrence of repeated pregnancies that end in miscarriage of the fetus, usually before 20 weeks of gestation.
		Habitual abortion (recurrent pregnancy loss or recurrent miscarriage) is the occurrence of 3 consecutive spontaneous miscarriages (spontaneous abortions).
		An important example is the increased risk of abortion in women with thrombophilia (propensity for blood clots).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Habitual_abortion (612 words)

	Abortion (Therapeutic & Elective) Procedure Information & Statistics : Doctor-Reviewed Information at Healthline.com
		An abortion is a procedure, either surgical or medical, to end a pregnancy by removing the fetus and placenta from the uterus.
		Elective or therapeutic abortion is the deliberate termination of a pregnancy.
		A complete abortion is an abortion (induced or spontaneous) in which all of the fetal and placental material has been expelled from the uterus before 20 weeks' gestation.
	www.healthline.com /channel/abortion.html (871 words)

	Habitual abortion
		The case is known as "habitual abortion," namely " Huatai" as termed in traditional Chinese medicine.
		Habitual abortion caused by coldness of the uterus may be prevented y frequently eating eggs boiled with Folium Artemisiae Argyi.
		Another way to prevent abortion is to use phoenix coat which refers to the inner membrane of the egg shell as the chick has been hatched.
	www.purifymind.com /IC28.htm (646 words)

	Sexually transmitted diseases among women with habitual abortion
		ABSTRACT Sexually transmitted disease as a risk factor for habitual abortion was investigated in a case-control study in Basra between October 1994 and May 1995.
		The main characteristics of the group with habitual abortion and the normal pregnancy group are compared in Table 1.
		Prevalence of antibody to Chlamydia trachomatis in spontaneous abortion and infertility.
	www.emro.who.int /Publications/EMHJ/0402/20.htm (1676 words)

	lifeissues.net \| Sexual Abuse and Abortion
		Sheila's abortions served as a way to symbolize the damage done to her inner child by mimicking the deprivation of love, childhood, and life that had occurred during her own traumatic childhood.
		Abortion was a continuation of a pattern begun in childhood and extended into her adult life.
		No one at the abortion clinic had ever mentioned that possible "side effect." The child she had lost to abortion was the only child she would ever conceive.
	www.lifeissues.net /writers/bur/bur_02chapt12sexabuseabr.html (4283 words)

	Miscarriage Obstetrics
		Miscarriage or spontaneous abortion is the natural or accidental termination of a pregnancyat a stage where the embryoor the fetusis incapable of surviving, generally defined at a gestationof prior to 20 weeks.
		In some cases the fetus dies, but the uterus does not expel the pregnancy:- this is called a "missed abortion." A "blighted ovum" pregnancy is a form of a miscarrage where the fetus either did not form, or died early, and the pregnancy consists only of trophoblastic tissue.
		Habitual abortion (recurrent pregnancy loss or recurrent miscarriage) is the occurrence of 3 consecutive miscarriages.
	www.lumrix.com /medical/obstetrics/miscarriage.html (1945 words)

	ABORTION MISCARRIAGE Symptoms, Cure, Cause, Treatment, Homeopathy for Abortion
		Abortion is the expulsion or extraction of the fetus from the womb before it is viable, usually before the 20th week of gestation.
		This is a remedy useful to prevent impending abortion occurring about the third month, ushered in by the appearance of blood, which is oftentimes the first symptom; then follow pain in the small of the back, going around and through the pubes ; there are forcing and dragging pains from the sacrum to the pubes.
		Useful for abortion from a strain or misstep with profuse haemorrhage and slight pain.
	www.hpathy.com /diseases/abortion.asp (360 words)

	Spontaneous Abortion
		Spontaneous abortion refers to a clinical condition describing the loss of the intrauterine product prior to the viability of the fetus, conventionally accepted as 20 weeks of intrauterine life, or 500 grams of fetal body weight.
		The term habitual aborter describes a patient who serially miscarries, with three or more miscarriages being taken arbitrarily as the starting point from which a patient is labeled a habitual aborter.
		Implicating infectious agents as the cause of habitual abortions is unfortunately complicated by the lack of properly controlled prospective studies.
	www.fertilitysolution.com /spontabor.htm (5638 words)

	JustEves.com - Abortion
		In the treatment of incomplete abortions; vacuum suction curettage is done and it has reduced the complications of excess bleeding and perforation of uterus.
		When three or more consecutive abortions occur at about the same period of pregnancy it is termed as habitual abortion.
		In late abortion whole foetus and placenta may be expelled out completely with use of extra amniotic injection of ethacrydine lactate.
	www.justeves.com /ipl/spontaneous.shtml (656 words)

	Abortion, habitual definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms
		Abortion, habitual: The miscarriage of 3 or more consecutive pregnancies.
		The abortion of 3 or more miscarriages (spontaneous abortions) with no intervening pregnancies is also termed recurrent abortion.
		Habitual or recurrent abortion is a form of infertility.
	www.medterms.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2092 (107 words)

	Late Term Abortion - Some Pointers
		One important note: If progesterone is given with the intention of preventing the abortion by keeping the cervix tight, it must be remembered that if there is another factor (such as an already dead fetus), that may well be retained as a result.
		Twinning, which is a cause of abortion at any stage of pregnancy, but commonly either early in pregnancy or later on, when the placenta becomes unable to provide sufficient nutrition, and one or both fetus' dies.
		Equine Viral Arteritis is a cause of late pregnancy abortions, but unlike the stallion, who can become a "shedder" of the virus in his semen, the mare when recovered from the clinical signs of the disease is usually resistant, and hence not likely to loose another foal as a result of it.
	www.equine-reproduction.com /articles/late.htm (638 words)

	Bleeding in Early Pregnancy - Abortion
		Abortion is defined as the expulsion or extraction from its mother of a foetus or embryo weighing less than 500 grams (20-22 completed weeks of gestation) whether that abortion was spontaneous or induced.
		In this type of abortion, besides pain and bleeding there is also dilatation of the cervix of the uterus and the process of expulsion of the foetus cannot be stopped.
		When three or more abortions have occurred consecutively and spontaneously, the process is termed habitual abortion or recurrent abortion.
	www.gynaeonline.com /comppreg.htm (1508 words)

	Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
		Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used for detection of anticardiolipin antibodies in a group of 26 patients defined as habitual aborters (at least three consecutive spontaneous abortions), and in a control group of 26 patients each of whom had had at least one live birth without pregnancy wastage.
		A high level of anticardiolipin antibody activity was detected among 19.23% of the habitual aborters but in none of the controls, indicating an association between anticardiolipin antibody level and habitual abortion.
		This suggests that the antibody is strongly implicated in the genesis of recurrent abortions.
	www.emro.who.int /Publications/EMHJ/0701/12.htm (1765 words)

	Repeated Miscarriage - Advanced Institute of Fertility
		Habitual abortion is defined as 3 or more consecutive abortions, or spontaneous pregnancy losses (miscarriages).
		Cervical incompetence may be a significant factor with respect to spontaneous abortions and is frequently corrected through cervical cerclage (Shirodkar or Mac Donald).
		Immunologic causes for spontaneous abortion or failure of implantation are thought to be the result of abnormalities in antibody responses.
	www.aiof.com /html/miscarriage.htm (915 words)

	Miscarriage
		Natural deaths (miscarriages) are termed as "spontaneous abortions." However, the medical terms can be confused with "deliberate abortion," and the term "miscarriage" is used outside of medical terms.
		With pain and opening of the cervix a woman is about to have an "inevitable abortion," which indicates that she has an absolute probability of miscarrying.
		In some cases the fetus dies, but the uterus does not expell the pregnancy:- this is called a "missed abortion." A "blighted ovum" pregnancy is a form of a miscarrage where the fetus either did not form, or died early, and the pregnancy consists only of trophoblastic tissue.
	www.mrsci.com /Obstetrics/Miscarriage.php (1987 words)

	::: Infertility Friends - Support group for Infertile Couples in Mumbai, India :::
		Selective abortion: A term often used to refer to intentional termination of one or more gestational sacs within the uterus, usually in the case of a multiple pregnancy (triplets or more).
		Therapeutic abortion: An intentional termination of pregnancy for the purpose of preserving the life of the mother.
		Threatened abortion: symptoms such as vaginal bleedings, with or without pain, which may end with a miscarriage or with continuation of a normal pregnancy.
	www.infertilityfriends.org /glossary.htm (3183 words)

	Recurrent Pregnancy Loss - New Treatments, May 2, 2006
		Spontaneous abortion occurs in 15% of diagnosed pregnancies in women who are 15-44 years of age.
		Most spontaneous abortions occur because of abnormalities in the fetus, causing miscarriage or habitual abortion.
		The prevalence of spontaneous abortion increases with increasing maternal age, although not with gravidity.
	www.ccspublishing.com /journals3a/recurrent_pregnancy_loss.htm (504 words)

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		The risk of spontaneous abortion for a woman with no history of reproductive wastage is about 15%.The risk increases gradually with prior history of spontaneous abortion.
		Investigations and treatment of habitual abortion should begin between pregnancies.A thorough systemic examination with cytogenetic studies should be helpful to arrive at a diagnosis.
		In cases of habitual abortions, chromosomal studies of either of the partners and of the products of conception may be done.
	www.planababy.com /compli1.htm (2677 words)

	BabyPartner \| The Online Medical Resource For Expectant Parents: Glossary
		Sometimes termed spontaneous abortion, the term refers to the spontaneous, or natural termination of three or more pregnancies each occuring before the Week 20.
		Habitual abortion can be the result of chronic infection, hormonal dysfunction, or uterine abnormalities such as incompetent cervix.
		Habitual miscarriage can be the result of chronic infection, hormonal dysfunction, or uterine abnormalities such as incompetent cervix.
	www.babypartner.com /glossary/dictionary/glossary_h.shtml (1959 words)

	HON Mother & Child Glossary, Abortion
		Abortion refers to the expulsion of the foetus from the uterus, before it can survive by itself.
		The term miscarriage refers to a late spontaneous abortion, see below, while a stillbirth refers to a spontaneous abortion after the 20th week of pregnancy.
		Infection of the contents of the uterus before, during, or after an abortion.
	www.hon.ch /Dossier/MotherChild/complications/abortion.html (195 words)

	The Center for Reproductive Health :: Infertility and Reproductive Specialists :: Glossary
		Abortion, Habitual: A term referring to a condition where a woman has had three or more miscarriages.
		Abortion, Missed: A miscarriage where the fetus dies in the uterus but there is no bleeding or cramping.
		Abortion, Threatened: Spotting or bleeding that occurs early in the pregnancy.
	www.eggdonation.net /askthedoctor_glossary.htm (10773 words)

	eMedicine - Early Pregnancy Loss : Article by John C Petrozza, MD
		Triploidy is found in 16% of abortions, with fertilization of a normal haploid ovum by 2 sperm (dispermy) as the primary pathogenic mechanism.
		The cause of the abortion is unknown, but it may be related to abnormal gene interactions combined with disordered uterine function.
		Therefore, the incidence of recurrent abortion secondary to chronic HSV infection is extremely low in the general population and does not warrant routine screening in patients with recurrent pregnancy loss.
	www.emedicine.com /MED/topic3241.htm (8734 words)

	miscarriages, signs of miscarriage, pregnancy after miscarriage, vaginal bleeding, miscarriage symptoms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A medical definition of an abortion is the loss of a pregnancy before the fetus is viable, that is before 20 weeks of pregnancy.
		It, however, a patient has suffered two or more miscarriages consecutively this is called, "repeated or habitual abortion".
		Intrauterine adhesions are uncommon, and are fibrous bands of scar tissue in the uterus, which interfere with the implantation of the embryo.
	www.hashmi.com /miscarriage.html (852 words)

	Amish Hospital (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The cause of most spontaneous abortion is unknown.
		syphilis, renal disease, diabetes, and hypothyroidism causes habitual abortion.
		It prevents recurrence of abortion by improving uterine hostility.
	www.amishhospital.com /RECURENT.HTM (227 words)

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