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2002 OCT 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Many factors have been identified as causes of the recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) experienced by 2-4% of reproductive-age couples. But for the 30-40% whose miscarriages are unexplained, the heartache of losing their hoped-for babies is compounded by not knowing the reason it happened or what they can do to try to carry the next pregnancy to term.
Much work is being done to identify correctable causes that contribute to RPL and certain conditions have been associated with it. Women with polycystic ovarian syndrome, who experience a complex of symptoms, including anovulation, androgen excess, and insulin resistance, also have an increased frequency of RPL. Researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center decided to investigate the connection between insulin resistance and RPL beyond the population of patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome.
Patients referred to the Center between the ages of 22 and 46, who had had two or more consecutive pregnancy losses with the same partner were evaluated; they were given a hysterosalpingogram or hysteroscopy, ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Women prone to repeat miscarriage show increased prevalence of...