Open AccessEarly pregnancy loss
Author(s) -
Toni Beth Jackson,
Elyse Watkins
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of the american academy of physician assistants
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 0893-7400
DOI - 10.1097/01.jaa.0000733216.66078.ac
Subject(s) - abortion , pregnancy , early pregnancy loss , medicine , obstetrics , products of conception , threatened abortion , first trimester , gynecology , missed abortion , fetus , biology , genetics
Previously called spontaneous abortion, early pregnancy loss (EPL) is the preferred term encompassing threatened abortion, incomplete abortion, complete abortion, and anembryonic pregnancy. EPL has many causes, including chromosomal abnormalities, immunologic and infectious causes, and underlying maternal risk factors. Because many patients present with first-trimester bleeding, clinicians must know the appropriate evaluation and management techniques.