Case Discussion Recurrent Pregnancy Loss

Recurrent pregnancy loss

What causes recurrent abortion?

The most common causes of recurrent miscarriages are as follows:

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Genetic Causes

Parental chromosomal abnormalities occur in up to 5% of couples experiencing RPL.
Neither family nor reproductive history alone is sufficient to determine which couples should undergo karyotype analysis. despite the low yield,
parental karyotypes are helpful in determining whether the pregnancy losses are a result of a known genetic cause.
The risk of miscarriage in couples with reciprocal translocations is approximately 25–50% and with robertsonian translocations is approximately 25%.