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Chapter-70 Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: From Diagnostic Dilemmas to Clinical Decisions

BOOK TITLE: Principles and Practice of Assisted Reproductive Technology

Author
1. AP Smitha
2. Madhuprakash CS Sushma
ISBN
9789352705030
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/18020_71
Edition
2/e
Publishing Year
2019
Pages
10
Author Affiliations
1. Milann - The Fertility Center, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Milann—The Fertility Center, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Cloudnine Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
2. Milann—The Fertility Center, Kumara Park, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Dr Jyothi's Health Care Pvt Ltd, Mysuru, Karnataka, India
Chapter keywords
Pregnancy loss, recurrent pregnancy loss, immunological milieu, natural killer cell, comparative genomic hybridization, tumor necrosis factor, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, preimplantation genetic screening

Abstract

Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) has been redefined as two or more clinical pregnancy losses, which are not necessarily consecutive. A couple with RPL needs evaluation with the right tools and management with appropriate interventions. These interventions could be as minimal as tender loving care (TLC) and as complex as involving genetic workup with preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) or use of therapeutic agents altering immunologic mechanisms of RPL. Although more than half of these patients conceive on their own in due course of time, these interventions are required to minimize time lag and ensure successful outcomes. Over vigorous workup draining the couple financially, on a superseded emotional turmoil, triggers anxiety, and apprehension. Avoidance of blanket therapy with judicious use of the available parameters and evidence-based approach is warranted. Optimization of complex clinical situations into pleasant pregnancy with definitive end points of “healthy mother and a healthy baby” becomes a reality for these couples sailing through troubled waters.

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