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Abstract

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.

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Infertility > Recurrent Pregnancy Loss > Evaluation GuidelinesPregnancy > Complications > Recurrent MiscarriageDiagnostics > Reproductive > Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Workup
recurrent pregnancy loss evaluation treatment guidelines, recurrent miscarriage etiology workup committee opinion, unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss diagnosis, genetic causes recurrent miscarriage maternal age, ASRM committee opinion recurrent pregnancy loss 2012, two or more miscarriages clinical evaluation, antiphospholipid syndrome recurrent pregnancy loss, uterine anomalies recurrent miscarriage investigation, chromosomal abnormalities recurrent spontaneous abortion, idiopathic recurrent pregnancy loss management
PMID 22835448 22835448 DOI 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.06.048 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.06.048

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Reproductive Endocrinology Precis (2012). Evaluation and treatment of recurrent pregnancy loss: a committee opinion. *Fertility and sterility*, *98*(5), 1103-1111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.06.048

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