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Frequency and impact of obstetric complications prior and subsequent to unexplained secondary recurrent miscarriage.
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) - 1 Jun 2010
Nielsen H S, Steffensen R, Lund M, Egestad L, Mortensen L H, Andersen A-M N, Lidegaard Ø, Christiansen O B
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The chance of a live birth after a diagnosis of secondary recurrent miscarriage (SRM) is reduced in patients who, prior to the miscarriages, gave birth to a boy and carry HLA class II alleles that efficiently present male-specific (H-Y) antigens to the immune system. Information about obstetric complications in births prior and subsequent to the SRM diagnosis is limited. The relations between maternal...
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