Causes and Management of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss, a Review
Mazen Bishrah
International Medical Center, Jeddah City, Saudi Arabia.
Alabdullah, Walaa Abdulhadi
Dr. Sulaiman Al-Habib Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Alserehi, Fatimah Omar M.
Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah City, Saudi Arabia.
Alanood Khalid Alansari
Maternity and Children’s Hospital, Saudi Arabia.
Ghada Abdulhai Alhindi
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ibn Sina National College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Melebary, Talal Basheer
King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.
Amani Nabil Yamani
Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Hospital Madinah, National Guard Health Affairs, Saudi Arabia.
Almojel, Shaden Abdulmohsin A.
General Physician, King Salman Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Saad Aied Saeed Abohasel
King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia.
Abutaleb, Atheer Ahmed H.
Jazan University, Saudi Arabia.
Banan Ali Ahmed Mahdi
Fresh Graduate from King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.
Salam Atif Sait
King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.
Lamya essa Alotaibi
Almaarefa University, Saudi Arabia.
Tagwa hassan mabrouk Mustafa
MCH hospital, Najran, Saudi Arabia.
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Abstract
Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (RPL) is defined as two or more consecutive failed clinical pregnancies verified by ultrasound or histopathology. It is an important reproductive health issue, affecting 2%–5% of women. Up to one half of all cases of RPL have no identifiable cause. Etiology of the RPL is linked to several genetic, environmental, endocrinal, and anatomic factors which all will be discussed in this article. Treatment of RPL depends on the underlying cause behind it, and thus diagnosis and identifying of such factors plays major role into treating it. Lifestyle changes also is encouraged. Stress, smoking, drinking cessation, and weight loss can be all helpful. In this article we’ll be looking at RPL causes, and management.
Keywords: Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (RPL), lifestyle, Antiphospholipid syndrome, miscarriage