cpeedahsa
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 Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 9:29 pm Post subject: ESHRE terminology- pregnancy loss |
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RCOG guideline
The European Society for Human Reproduction Special Interest Group for Early Pregnancy has published revised nomenclature for use in early pregnancy loss in order to improve clarity and consistency.
The following are some of the pertinent recommendations:
Previous term  Recommended term
Spontaneous abortion Miscarriage
Threatened abortion Threatened miscarriage
Inevitable abortion Inevitable miscarriage
Incomplete abortion Incomplete miscarriage
Complete abortion Complete miscarriage
Missed abortion Missed miscarriage
anembryonic pregnancy Early fetal demise
blighted ovum (these reflect different Delayed miscarriage8
stages in thesame process) Silent miscarriage
Septic abortion Miscarriage with infection (sepsis)
Recurrent abortion Recurrent miscarriage
Term Definition
Biochemical pregnancy loss Pregnancy not located on scan
Empty sac Sac with absent or minimal structures
Fetal loss Previous CRL measurement with subsequent loss of fetal heart activity(FHA)
Early pregnancy loss Confirmed empty sac or sac with fetus but no FHA ‹12 weeks
Delayed miscarriage As ‘early pregnancy loss’
Late pregnancy loss Loss of FHA ›12 weeks
Pregnancy of unknown location No identifiable pregnancy on scan with positive hCG |
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