Abstract | AIM: To clarify the risk factors and pregnancy outcomes for each risk factor of recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) in Japan. METHODS: Using a prospective RPL database collected from 16 facilities in Japan, the prevalence of risk factors for RPL, their treatments and pregnancy outcomes were examined. RESULTS: Of 6663 patients registered in our database, 5708 patients had RPL. All examinations for risk factors were performed for 1340 patients (23.5%). The prevalences of positive antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL), malformation of the uterus, thyroid dysfunction, parental karyotype abnormality, factor XII deficiency, protein S deficiency and unknown risk factors were 8.7%, 7.9%, 9.5%, 3.7%, 7.6%, 4.3% and 65.1%, respectively. Although factor XII deficiency and protein S deficiency are not recognized as risk factors for RPL in general, low-dose aspirin (LDA) or unfractionated heparin + LDA therapy improved live birth rates. In transiently aPL-positive patients, the live birth rate with LDA therapy was similar to that with heparin + LDA. For unknown risk factors of RPL, the live birth rate in normal fetal karyotype in the none treatment group was similar to that in all other treatments group (81.3% vs 86.0%). Of 5708 RPL patients, pregnancy outcomes were known for 2261 patients and 1697 patients (75.1%) had at least one live birth. CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Keiko Morita, Yosuke Ono, Toshiyuki Takeshita, Toshitaka Sugi, Tomoyuki Fujii, Hideto Yamada, Mikiya Nakatsuka, Atsushi Fukui, Shigeru Saito |
Journal | The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
(J Obstet Gynaecol Res)
Vol. 45
Issue 10
Pg. 1997-2006
(Oct 2019)
ISSN: 1447-0756 [Electronic] Australia |
PMID | 31397532
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Multicenter Study)
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Copyright | © 2019 Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology. |
Topics |
- Abortion, Habitual
(epidemiology, prevention & control)
- Adult
- Birth Rate
- Female
- Humans
- Japan
(epidemiology)
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Outcome
(epidemiology)
- Prospective Studies
- Risk Factors
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