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	Miscarriage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		If a pregnant woman has vaginal bleeding, she is said to have a "threatened abortion", many patients with first trimester bleeding will be found to have a subchorionic hematoma and do well.
		A threatened abortion is a type of miscarriage (aka abortion) that happens when there is bleeding with or without cramps or low back pain.
		Threatened miscarriages with little blood loss or pain may be managed be seeing one's doctor the next working day to arrange an ultrasound scan to verify that the pregnancy is continuing (i.e., that a fetal heartbeat can be seen).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Threatened_abortion (1635 words)

	Threatened abortion Definition / Threatened abortion Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		A threatened abortion is a type of miscarriage"Miscarriage" is the lay term for the natural or accidental termination of a pregnancy at a stage where the fetus is incapable of surviving.
		threatened abortion is a condition of pregnancy, occurring before the 20th week of gestation, that suggests potential may take place.
		threatened abortion is the loss of their pregnancies, and in about 30% to 50% of cases, that fear may be justifiable.
	www.elresearch.com /Threatened_abortion (390 words)

	Dorlands Medical Dictionary
		enzootic abortion of cattle, an infectious abortion caused by organisms of the genus Chlamydia; known as foothill a.
		imminent abortion, impending abortion in which the bleeding is profuse, the cervix softened and dilated, and the uterine contractions approach the character of labor pains.
		threatened abortion, a condition in which there is bloody discharge from the uterus but the loss of blood is usually less than in inevitable abortion and there is no dilatation of the cervix; it may proceed to actual abortion or the symptoms may subside and the pregnancy go to full term.
	www.mercksource.com /pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspzQzpgzEzzSzppdocszSzuszSzcommonzSzdorlandszSzdorlandzSzdmd_a_02zPzhtm (1597 words)

	wiki/Threatened abortion Definition / wiki/Threatened abortion Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		A threatened abortion is a type of miscarriage (aka abortionAbortion, in its most common usage, refers to the voluntary or induced termination of pregnancy, generally through the use of surgical procedures or drugs.
		With such a presentation of bleeding, 50% proceed to miscarriage of the pregnancyPregnancy is the process by which a mammalian female carries a live offspring from conception until it develops to the point where the offspring is capable of living outside the womb.
		When a threatened abortion occurs, no hormones or medicationsA medication is a licenced drug or substance taken to reduce symptoms or cure an illness or medical condition.
	www.elresearch.com /wiki/Threatened_abortion (541 words)

	Roe vs. Wade (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Abortion was excepted the last three months of the pregnancy, Roe’s decision aroused exremerrections in the public strongly endured by woman’s rights groups.Normal My Cover was named “Jane Roe” she was a prepregant woman for Dallas.
		Roe could only have the abortion if her life was threatened and her life was not in danger but she couldn’t afford to raise the child because she was a single woman.
		Roe vs. Wade is about an abortion case that a woman wanted to have an abortion but couldn't because of laws in Texas saying she couldn’t so she took this to court and to the Super Court and won the right for all woman everywhere.
	www.east-buc.k12.ia.us /99_00/100/cj.htm (339 words)

	Patent 5554593: Therapeutic agent for threatened abortion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Threatened abortion refers to a condition of a patient within 24 weeks of pregnancy, with an alive fetus, a slight uterine bleeding, parodynia-like pain, lumbago, and no dilatation of the cervix.
		Since threatened abortion is a condition at the early stage of abortion, it may permit pregnancy to continue depending on treatment.
		The cause of threatened abortion is said to lie in the fetus and/or the mother.
	www.freepatentsonline.com /5554593.html (1627 words)

	- Northwestern Memorial Hospital - Chicago
		A threatened abortion is a condition of pregnancy, occurring before the 20th week of gestation, that suggests potential miscarriage may take place.
		Spontaneous abortion occurs in less than 30% of the women who experience vaginal bleeding during pregnancy.
		It is imperative for a woman who knows she is (or is likely to be) pregnant and who has any signs or symptoms of threatened abortion to contact her prenatal health care provider immediately.
	www.heart.nmh.org /nmh/adam/adamencyclopedia/HIEArticles/000907.htm (650 words)

	Disease - Abortion - spontaneous - Detroit, Michigan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		If spontaneous abortion does not occur in a reasonable amount of time (about 4 weeks), a D and C, or D and E will have to be performed, or labor induced to remove the dead fetus.
		This is a threatened abortion, which means there is a possibility of abortion, but it is not inevitable.
		In the event of spontaneous abortion, the tissue passed from the vagina should be examined to determine the source of the tissue (fetal vs. hydatidiform mole) and if any fetal tissue remains in the uterus (incomplete abortion).
	www.henryfordhealth.org /12541.cfm (985 words)

	Online NewsHour: The Abortion Issue
		Abortion continues to be one of the most divisive issues in contemporary America.
		During the 104th Congress the abortion controversy focused on one bill to ban one form of late-term abortion.
		Pro-Choice groups have called this bill the “politiciz[ation of] personal family tragedies.” According to groups like National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League [NARAL], “Opponents of choice, by focusing political debate on late term abortion, are exploiting a rare and tragic occurrence to further their goal of making all abortion illegal.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/backgrounders/abortion.html (689 words)

	Miscarriage
		A spontaneous abortion is the loss of a fetus during pregnancy due to natural causes.
		Among known pregnancies, the rate of spontaneous abortion is approximately 10% and usually occurs between the 7th and 12th weeks of pregnancy.
		The risk for spontaneous abortion is higher in women over age 35, in women with systemic diseases such as diabetes or thyroid problems, and women with a history of three or more prior spontaneous abortions.
	www.pennhealth.com /ency/article/001488.htm (1002 words)

	Threatened and Spontaneous Abortions
		Spontaneous abortion, or miscarriage, refers to the unplanned evacuation of the foetus from the uterus (womb).
		Rhogam is a gammaglobulin (antibody) that is given to the mother to neutralise possible RH positive blood [from the foetus] that may have entered the maternal circulation [from the foetal circulation].
		Complete abortions do not always require D and C. The OB-GYN physician is the expert in the treatment of this problem.
	www.targetwoman.com /athene/threatened%20abortion (648 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)

	eMedicine - Abortion, Threatened : Article by Slava V Gaufberg, MD, FACEP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Threatened abortion: Vaginal bleeding of any degree during early pregnancy is considered to represent a threatened abortion, although such bleeding is very common.
		Threatened abortion is defined by the absence of passing/passed tissue and the presence of a closed cervix.
		Inevitable abortion: Vaginal bleeding is accompanied by dilatation of the cervical canal.
	www.emedicine.com /emerg/topic11.htm (2159 words)

	Foetal bleeding in the first and second trimester uterine haemorrhage. Parulekar SV, Madhav HT, Ramanan SV, Joglekar SJ ...
		Fifty cases of threatened abortion and 25 cases of inevitable abortion were studied in each of the first two trimesters.
		In cases with threatened abortion, the smears were obtained first on admission and subsequently once a day till the patient stopped bleeding or went into inevitable abortion.
		This indicates that the presence of foetal RBCs in the maternal vaginal blood smears in cases of threatened abortion in both the 1st and 2nd trimesters is associated with a great risk of progression to inevitable abortion.
	www.jpgmonline.com /article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=1985;volume=31;issue=1;spage=43;epage=5;aulast=Parulekar (869 words)

	SUBCHORIONIC HEMATOMA IN THREATENED ABORTION: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The natural worry of women with threatened abortion is the loss of their pregnancies, and in about 30% to 50% of cases, that fear may be justifiable.
		In general, admission into hospital for threatened abortion was confined to those with heavy or prolonged bleeding, and suction evacuation was performed for nonviable fetuses.
		This wide variation in the abortion rates, from 0.0% to 43.8%, can best be explained in part by the rather small numbers of patients in most of these studies, some of which may also have an overrepresentation of high-risk pregnancies.
	www.kfshrc.edu.sa /annals/166/96-006oa.html (2328 words)

	Miscarriage Signs Symptoms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Threatened abortion is when symptoms of a miscarriage occur within the first...
		threatened abortion, inevitable abortion, incomplete abortion, missed abortion, abortion, threatened miscarriage...
		Spontaneous abortion, or miscarriage, is the loss of a fetus before 20 weeks of pregnancy...
	femalebalancecream.com /7/miscarriage-signs-symptoms.html (619 words)

	HerbChina2000.com - Herbal Remedies - Abortion, spontaneous
		A spontaneous abortion, or miscarriage, is the loss of a fetus during pregnancy due to natural causes.
		Threatened abortion - A threatened abortion is when symptoms of a miscarriage occur within the first 20 weeks of pregnancy and indicate that a miscarriage is possible.
		Inevitable abortion - In an inevitable abortion, a miscarriage is imminent.
	www.herbchina2000.com /therapies/GSA.shtml (618 words)

	eMedicine - Threatened Abortion : Article by Avi J Sklar, MD, FACOG, FACS, FRCSC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Background: Threatened abortion is a clinically descriptive term that applies to women who are at less than 20 weeks' gestation, have vaginal spotting or bleeding, a closed cervical os, and, possibly, mild uterine cramping.
		Threatened abortion is defined by the absence of passing/passed tissue and the presence of a closed cervical os.
		In the majority of instances of threatened abortions that ultimately result in complete abortion, the embryo is already dead; thus, the administration of progesterone drugs is ineffective and only prolongs the natural course of abortion.
	www.emedicine.com /med/topic3308.htm (3434 words)

	Past SMDJ Issue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		In countries where access to legal abortion is restricted or non-existent, figures are obtained from estimates which are usually based on the number of admissions to hospitals for the treatment of complications caused by illegal or self-induced abortion.
		Although the average number of abortions per year increased from 276 in the 1986 to 1990 period to 334 in the 1991 to 1995 period, the number of women in the fertile age range also increased so that the number of abortions per 1000 women remained steady.
		In 1997, of the 9 women who had an abortion or threatened abortion after their request for a TOP was turned down, 5 were beyond the first trimester (12.5 to 14 weeks pregnant) when they made their requests.
	www.seychelles.net /smdj/orig1.htm (4731 words)

	Abortion, spontaneous (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Abortion is the separation of products of conception from the uterus prior to the potential for fetal survival outside the uterus.
		Spontaneous abortion: refers to expulsion of all (complete abortion) or part (incomplete abortion) of the products of conception from the uterus prior to the 20th completed week of gestation.
		Abortion is "threatened" when vaginal bleeding occurs early in pregnancy, with or without uterine contractions, but without dilatation of the cervix, rupture of the membranes, or expulsion of products of conception.
	www.5mcc.com /Assets/SUMMARY/TP0001.html (402 words)

	Abortion - spontaneous
		The term "spontaneous abortion" refers to these naturally occurring events, not elective or therapeutic abortion procedures.
		Other possible causes for spontaneous abortion include: infection, physical problems the mother may have, hormone (endocrine) factors, immune responses, and serious systemic diseases of the mother (such as diabetes or thyroid problems).
		The risk for spontaneous abortion is higher in women over age 35, in women with systemic disease (such as diabetes or thyroid dysfunction), and women with a history of three or more prior spontaneous abortions.
	www.stlukes-stl.com /ency/article/001488.htm (299 words)

	California abortion rights threatened / Federal limits passed by Senate could trump state's protections
		The court's 5-4 ruling said the Nebraska law was an undue burden on abortion for two reasons: The law was so vaguely worded that the ban could cover other, more common types of abortion; and it did not allow operations to protect the woman's health.
		It does not exempt abortions needed to protect the health of the pregnant woman; instead, the bill declares that the procedure is never necessary to protect a woman's health.
		Boxer said senators who support abortion rights forced a vote on an amendment that would have provided an exception when the health of a woman was in danger.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/03/15/MN161340.DTL (1041 words)

	Spontaneous abortion - MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Abortion - threatened (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Spontaneous abortion is categorized as threatened, inevitable, incomplete, Spontaneous abortion can be further classified as sporadic or recurrent.
		The term spontaneous abortion, or miscarriage, is used to signify delivery of a Early spontaneous abortion (the most prevalent) is usually due to fetal
		Her doctor has said that she could have a spontaneous abortion and that we should obtain a device to insert in her uterus to help prevnt this.
	www.widevista.com /?q=spontaneous-abortion (245 words)

	Virtual Naval Hospital: Operational Obstetrics & Gynecology - 2nd Edition: The Health Care of Women in Military ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Abortions are further categorized according to their degree of completion.
		A threatened abortion means the woman has experienced symptoms of bleeding or cramping.
		With a threatened abortion, the pain is central or suprapubic and the uterus itself may be tender.
	www.vnh.org /OBGYN/AbnormalPregnancy.htm (5199 words)

	Sun.Star Baguio - Coed rapped for abortion, posts P10,000 bail
		Mildred Torres, a medical specialist of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center, said that in 2003, 531 had incomplete abortion, 167 identified as threatened abortion, 77 induced, and 25 cases of inevitable or spontaneous abortion.
		But Torres, who is also the coordinator of the BGHMC Abortion Prevention and Management program, was quick to add that not all abortion patients are residents of Baguio.
		She said the hospital also admitted patients from the lowlands and nearby provinces who committed abortion, and "that's the reason why we were ranked (second to Davao in terms of high incidence of abortion cases).
	www.sunstar.com.ph /static/bag/2004/04/05/news/coed.rapped.for.abortion.posts.p10.000.bail.html (192 words)

	Abortions - Threatened and Spontaneous Abortion / Miscarriage
		Abortions - Threatened and Spontaneous Abortion / Miscarriage
		Spontaneous abortion, or miscarriage, refers to the unplanned evacuation of the fetus from the uterus (womb).
		Reasons for Spontaneous Abortion or miscarriage can be variable and include fetal genetic abnormality (most common), structural defect in the uterus, or a maternal hormonal imbalance.
	www.diseasesatoz.com /abortions.htm (610 words)

	Management of threatened abortion with real-time sonography -- Anderson 55 (2): 259 -- Obstetrics & Gynecology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Real-time sonography was used to evaluate 158 patients with threatened abortion.
		Fetal motion was first detected during the seventh gestational week and with increasing frequency thereafter in 73 patients with viable pregnancies continuing to term.
		A method for using real-time sonography in the management of threatened abortion is presented.
	www.greenjournal.org /cgi/content/abstract/55/2/259 (145 words)

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