Case: A 36-year-old woman presented with recurrentpregnancyloss and tubal disease.
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Recommended recurrentpregnancyloss screening was unnecessary in almost half the patients in our study.
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Methods and materials: Women with unexplained recurrentpregnancyloss in first trimester were selected for this study.
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Seven of 42 (17%) participants had abnormalities on recurrentpregnancyloss screening.
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Conclusion: Thromboprophylaxis with LMWH resulted in a improved live-birth rate in patient with 2 or more consecutive unexplained recurrentpregnancyloss.
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Dr. Sacha Krieg, an ob-gyn who studies recurrentpregnancyloss at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, agreed.
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The patients with unexplained recurrentpregnancyloss must be advised to go for a screening test for all this aPL antibodies.
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Purpose of review: Description of genetic screening of preimplantation embryos as a means of reducing miscarriages in patients with recurrentpregnancyloss.
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Recent findings: That the promise of preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) for ameliorating recurrentpregnancyloss has been fulfilled is controversial.
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Recurrentpregnancyloss is a major reproductive pathology affecting 1-5% of pregnant women worldwide.