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Human Reproduction, Vol 13, 1975-1980, Copyright © 1998 by Oxford University Press

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Mid-trimester loss--appraisal of a screening protocol

AJ Drakeley, S Quenby and RG Farquharson
Miscarriage Clinic, Liverpool Women's Hospital, UK.

The main causes for mid-trimester loss are known. There is likely to be overlap with those of first trimester loss, but the proportions may be different. We wished to perform an aetiological survey in a large population of patients with a history of recurrent miscarriage, for possible explanations for their second trimester miscarriages. Database analysis of 636 patients attending a UK University Teaching Hospital dedicated miscarriage clinic between 1991 and 1996 revealed a 25% prevalence (n = 158) for second trimester miscarriage. Results from an investigative screening protocol were positive in 50% of cases: 33% (n = 52) tested positive for antiphospholipid syndrome (APS); 8% (n = 13) fulfilled strict criteria for cervical incompetence; there was a 4% prevalence of uterine anomaly; 3% for infection (n = 5) and 2% of patients (n = 3) proved to be hypothyroid. Importantly, dual pathology was found in 5% of patients with a history of second trimester miscarriage. As idiopathic mid-trimester loss is a diagnosis by exclusion, a high index of suspicion is required, as are modern diagnostic techniques.
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