The majority of miscarriages are sporadic and most result from genetic causes that are greatly influenced by maternal age. Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) is defined by two or more failed clinical pregnancies, and up to 50% of cases of RPL will not have a clearly defined etiology.
Strobino B et al., 1986American Journal of Public Health
Women with a history of recurrent spontaneous abortions (repeaters) are compared with women who have had live births and no spontaneous abortions (multiparae) and women who have had live births and on...
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the luteal phase in women with rigorously defined unexplained infertility.
DESIGN: Prospective study.
SETTING: National Center for Infertility Research at Michigan.
PATIEN...
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether luteal and endometrial abnormalities occur more frequently in an infertile population and thus contribute to infertility.
DESIGN: Prospective controlled clinical st...