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Causes Of A Miscarriage
Health Encyclopedia: Miscarriage
A miscarriage is the spontaneous loss of a fetus before the 20th week of pregnancy. (Pregnancy losses after the 20th week are called preterm deliveries.)
A miscarriage may also be called a "spontaneous abortion." This refers to naturally occurring events, not elective or
Other terms for the early loss of pregnancy include:
- Missed abortion (a loss of pregnancy where the products of conception do ...
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Miscarriage
...Alternative Names Abortion - spontaneous; Spontaneous abortion Prevention Many miscarriages that are caused by systemic diseases can be prevented by detecting and treating... Read more »Abortion: threatened
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...abortion Inevitable abortion Alternative Names Infected miscarriage Causes, incidence, and risk factors An infected abortion may occur... Read more »Dietary supplements are an important part of many treatment regimens for headache and Migraine prevention. When we buy supplements, most of us assume that we're getting exactly what the label says we're getting. That's not always the case.
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