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Recurrent pregnancy loss due to familial and non‐familial habitual molar pregnancy
Author(s) -
AlHussaini T.K,
Abd El Aal D.M,
Van den Veyver I.B
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/s0020-7292(03)00209-1
Subject(s) - pregnancy , etiology , molar pregnancy , offspring , medicine , molar , obstetrics , gynecology , gestation , genetics , dentistry , biology
Objectives: To present a series of women with recurrent molar pregnancies, including rare familial cases, and discuss etiology and treatment options. Methods: We performed a detailed clinical evaluation and pedigree analysis of five Egyptian women with recurrent pregnancy loss due to molar pregnancy. Results: The women had a history of four to nine consecutive hydatidiform moles but of no viable pregnancies. Two of the women had molar pregnancies with different husbands who themselves had viable offspring from previous wives; and three of them, who belonged to a family with extensive intermarriage, had a pedigree consistent with an autosomal recessive maternal‐effect mutation. Conclusions: Recurrent pregnancy loss due to habitual molar pregnancy is uncommon and familial cases are extremely rare. The etiology of this disorder is not well understood but likely results from a maternal‐effect mutation. Management options are limited, especially for couples who desire to have their own genetic offspring.