Title | Spontaneous Abortion [electronic resource] : Diagnosis and Treatment / edited by Isabel Stabile, J. G. Grudzinskas, T. Chard |
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Imprint | London : Springer London, 1992 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1918-0 |
Descript | XIV, 231 p. online resource |
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 -- Maternal Health -- Other Environmental Hazards -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Aetiology of Pregnancy Failure -- Numerical Chromosomal Abnormalities (Aneuploidy and Polyploidy) -- Pathological Findings in First Trimester Abortuses -- References -- 4 Pathology of Spontaneous Abortion -- Anatomo-pathological Classification of Material from Abortions -- Histological Classification of Material from Abortions -- Specific Pathological Abnormalities in Abortion -- Conclusions -- References -- 5 Ultrasound Diagnosis of Spontaneous Miscarriage -- Am I Pregnant? -- Is My Pregnancy Normal? -- When Is My Baby Due? -- Will I Miscarry? -- Is My Baby Normal? -- Specific Complications of Early Pregnancy -- Doppler Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Pregnancy Failure -- References -- 6 Assessment of Early Pregnancy: Measurement of Fetoplacental Hormones and Proteins -- Diagnosis of Pregnancy -- Normal Pregnancy -- Control of Synthesis and Secretion -- Early Pregnancy Failure -- Threatened and Spontaneous Miscarriage -- Anembryonic Pregnancy -- Ectopic Pregnancy -- Trophoblastic Disease -- Prenatal Diagnosis: Chorionic Villus Sampling -- Conclusions -- References -- 7 The Aetiology and Management of Recurrent Miscarriage -- Incidence -- The Risk of Recurrence -- Aetiology of Recurrent Miscarriage -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- 8 Septic Abortion -- Felicity Ashworth -- Relevance of Septic Abortion to Maternal Mortality Statistics -- Risk Factors -- Clinical Features -- Microbiology -- Management of Septic Abortion -- Management of Septic Shock -- Conclusion -- References -- 9 Miscarriage Following Assisted Conception -- Miscarriage in the Infertile Couple -- The Influence on Miscarriage of the Drugs used in Assisted Conception -- Miscarriage after IVF and Related Procedures -- Summary -- References -- 10 Abortion Following Invasive Diagnostic Procedures in the First Trimester -- Safety -- Accuracy -- Chromosomal Abnormalities -- Cost Considerations -- References -- 11 Diagnosis and Management of Ectopic Pregnancy Isabel Stabile -- Incidence of Ectopic Pregnancy -- Aetiology of Ectopic Pregnancy -- Clinical Features of Ectopic Pregnancy -- Diagnostic Tests -- Biochemical Tests -- Sonographic Tests -- Combination of Ultrasound and Biochemical Tests -- Management of Ectopic Pregnancy -- Conclusion -- References -- 12 Surgical Treatment of Spontaneous Abortion -- Cervical Cerclage in the Management of Cervical Incompetence -- Operative Procedures for Cervical Incompetence -- Choice of Patients -- Value of the Procedure -- Randomised Controlled Trials -- Management of Spontaneous Abortion -- References -- 13 Endocrine Treatment in the Prevention and Management of Spontaneous Abortion -- Prevention -- Empirical Treatment -- Conclusion -- References -- 14 Immunotherapy of Recurrent Spontaneous Miscarriage -- Introduction: Maternal Immunity in Normal Pregnancy -- Rationale for Immunotherapy in Pregnancy Loss -- Definition of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss -- Methods of Treatment -- Assessment of Outcome of Treatment: Difficulties of Interpretation -- Potential Hazards of Immunotherapy -- Future Requirements -- Conclusions -- References