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Recurrent Pregnancy Loss

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Recurrent pregnancy loss refers to two or more successive spontaneous clinical pregnancy losses. To meet criteria of clinical pregnancy, pregnancy should be confirmed by ultrasound or histopathology. In this chapter, we will review common causes of recurrent pregnancy loss, diagnosis, and treatment according to the cause.

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  1. Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

    Sherif Shazly

  2. Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

    Shannon K. Laughlin-Tommaso

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Shazly, S., Laughlin-Tommaso, S.K. (2020). Recurrent Pregnancy Loss. In: Gynecology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41128-2_13

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