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Pregnancy Loss
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Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- hCG Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- How Is Gestational Trophoblastic Disease Diagnosed? (American Cancer Society)
- Hysterosonography (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
- Progesterone Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Ultrasound (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish
Treatment
- Treatment
- About D&C for Miscarriage (American College of Surgeons) - Links to PDF
- Dilation and Curettage
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Also available in: Spanish
Coping
- Coping
- Coping with Pregnancy Loss (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Miscarriage Manual: Coping with the Emotional Aspects of Pregnancy Loss (International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination)
- Stillbirth, Miscarriage, and Infant Death (Compassionate Friends)
Also available in: Spanish - What Do I Say? For Those Who Are Close to the Family (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
Specific Conditions
- Specific Conditions
- Blighted Ovum (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Early Pregnancy Loss: Miscarriage and Molar Pregnancy (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
- Ectopic Pregnancy (Nemours Foundation)
- Ectopic Pregnancy (UpToDate)
- Gestational Trophoblastic Tumors (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - Miscarriage (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish - Neonatal Death (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish - Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (American Society for Reproductive Medicine) - Links to PDF
- Repeated Miscarriage (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
- Stillbirth (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Abortion, Miscarriage, and Breast Cancer Risk (National Cancer Institute)
- After a Miscarriage: Physical Recovery (American Pregnancy Association)
- DES (Diethylstilbestrol) Update: Consumers (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Immunology May Be Key to Pregnancy Loss (International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination)
- What Is the Risk for a Second Ectopic Pregnancy? (Nemours Foundation)
- When You're Ready to Try Again (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish
Research
- Research
- Female Sterilization: Risk of Ectopic Pregnancy after Tubal Sterilization (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Most Efforts to Prevent Preterm Labor Not Effective (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
- No Evidence That Cerclage Procedure Is Effective in Preventing Preterm Birth (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
- Research on Miscarriage and Stillbirth (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Taking Ibuprofen, Naproxen, and Aspirin during Pregnancy Increases the Risk of Miscarriage (Nemours Foundation)
Organizations
- Organizations
- Compassionate Friends
- International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination
- March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
Also available in: Spanish - National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Statistics
- Statistics
- FASTATS: Infant Deaths/Mortality (National Center for Health Statistics)
- PeriStats (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
- Supplemental Analyses of Recent Trends in Infant Mortality (National Center for Health Statistics)
- What Are the Key Statistics for Gestational Trophoblastic Disease? (American Cancer Society)