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Article: Basal hormone levels in women with recurrent pregnancy loss
- Article from:
- Gynecological Endocrinology
- Article date:
- August 1, 2003
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CopyrightCopyright CRC Press Aug 2003. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Key words: BASAL HORMONES, ENDOCRINE ABNORMALITIES, UNEXPLAINED RECURRENT PREGNANCY LOSS
ABSTRACT
The potential role of endocrine abnormalities during the follicular phase in women with unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss was investigated in a retrospective study. Eighty women with recurrent pregnancy loss underwent routine work-up to exclude known associations with the condition. Following investigation, 58 women failed to reveal an identifiable cause, and were therefore classified as having unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss. The control group consisted of women with known causes of abortions, such as uterine septum and parental chromosomal abnormalities. Mean age, gravidity, parity, ...