Thromboembolism risk following recurrent miscarriage.

Abstract excerpt

Normal pregnancy is associated with extensive changes in hemostasis such that the procoagulant effect becomes dominant. The evolutionary advantage of this hypercoagulability may be to counteract the inherent instability associated with hemochorial placentation, which is unique to human beings. However, overall, there is a four- to 10-fold increased thrombotic risk throughout gestation and the postpartum period....

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