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Impact of the sex of first child on the prognosis in secondary recurrent miscarriage
29 Oct 2004
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BACKGROUND: The carriage of a male fetus often initiates maternal immunological reactions against male-specific minor histocompatibility (HY) antigens, which, in theory, could result in subsequent recurrent miscarriage (RM). METHODS: Information about subsequent pregnancy outcome was procured among 182 women with RM after a birth (secondary RM) referred since 1986 using questionnaires, telephone interviews and...
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