Recurrent miscarriage is diagnosed when a woman miscarries consecutively 3
times, before 20 weeks gestation.
Often no cause is found.
Conditions which are thought to be associated with Recurrent Miscarriage:
· General disease - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - a disease affecting
many systems of the body. People affected often have a butterfly-rash over the
cheeks and bridge of the nose.
· Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome - this is an immune disease where
the main problems are Recurrent Miscarriage, clots in the veins or arteries
and often a low count of one of the blood components, the platelets.
· Chromosome problems - account for only 3%.
· Uterine (womb) abnormality - This is only associated in about 4%.
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· Fibroids - area/s of normal uterus tissue growing in the muscle, sometimes
causing mis-shaping of the womb cavity.
· Cervical incompetence (weakness) - may cause miscarriage in 2nd trimester.
· Polycystic ovary syndrome - often this disease causes infertility
or difficulty in becoming pregnant. It has also been found when this is present
with a raised hormone level (LH) there is an increased risk of miscarriage.
A specially labelled blood sample collection kit containing everything needed by a nurse or doctor to take the blood sample. The kit will be unique and coded specifically to you.
A Medical History & Lifestyle questionnaire is included with this test. It covers important areas such as illness, injuries, medical conditions, medication, family health history and much more.
The Medical History & Lifestyle questionnaire provides us with vital information which can affect how your results are interpreted and what advice you receive.
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Phlebotomy
