1 / 5

Understanding Causes of Spontaneous Abortion: Tests and Definitions

Explore the causes of spontaneous abortion, ectopic pregnancy, and trophoblastic disease. Learn about tests like Quantitative beta-HCG, ultrasound, and progesterone levels to monitor pregnancy health.

snestor
Download Presentation

Understanding Causes of Spontaneous Abortion: Tests and Definitions

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Causes? • Spontaneous abortion • Ectopic pregnancy • Trophoblastic disease • Cervical polyps • Friable cervix • Trauma

  2. Definitions: spontaneous abortion Involuntary loss

  3. Tests? • Quantitative beta-HCG • Correlate with gestational age and ultrasound • 2 measurements • 2-3 days apart • Should double • Falling or plateauing indicates problem

  4. Beta-HCG and Ultrasound

  5. Progesterone • <5 mg/ml – poor outcome • > 25 mg/ml associated with living IUP

More Related