Robertsonian translocations (RT’s) are present in 0.1% of the general population and 1% of the infertile population. Two types of RT’s occur more frequently than all others, being 45,XX,rob(13;14)(q10;q10) and 45,XX,rob(14;21)(q10;q10) respectively. In the present report, an uncommon RT in a female with spontaneous repeated abortions is reported. Cytogenetic analysis of a couple with repeated a...

subunit assay), pregnancy-specific a ,-glycoprotein, and cafetoprotein persist longer after some spontaneous abortions than after the birth of normal babies. Pastorfide et al"9 showed that HCG persists for about twice as long after therapeutic abortions as after normal vaginal delivery (22 days as opposed to 11) and attributed this to viable trophoblastic cells being left in the uterus after su...

This paper describes the trend in the risk of spontaneous abortion in Italy from 1974 to 1995. There was a dramatic decline in the risk after the law that legalized induced abortion was passed in 1978, which implies that probably many induced abortions performed before 1978 were registered as spontaneous abortions. Data for 1991 have been extracted from the Italian national registers of births ...

According to estimates, about 30 and 40 % of implanted conceptions result in spontaneous abortions throughout the first trimester, majority which happen at an extremely early stage. Most massive losses occur relatively gestational period, but after heart activity embryo has appeared, abortion rate steadily falls 2-5%.

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine whether the concentration of disintegrin and metalloprotease protein12 (ADAM12) in first trimester maternal serum can be used as a marker for first-trimester complete spontaneous abortions, missed abortions, ectopic pregnancies and hydatidiform moles. METHODS The maternal serum concentrations of ADAM12 were measured in the range of 5-9+6 weeks...