Hemorrhage In Early Pregnancy

Question 1

Abortion

Answer 1

Expulsion or extraction from its mother of an embryo or fetus weighing 500g or less when it is not capable of independent survival

Question 2

Threatened Miscarriage

Answer 2

A clinical entity where the process of miscarriage has started but has not progressed to a state where recovery is impossible

Question 3

Inevitable Miscarriage

Answer 3

Clinical entity of abortion where the changes have progressed to a stare from where continuation of pregnancy is impossible

Question 4

Complete Miscarriage

Answer 4

When the products of conception are expelled en mass

Question 5

Incomplete Miscarriage

Answer 5

When the entire products of conception are not expelled, instead a part of it is left inside the uterine cavity

Question 6

Missed Miscarriage / Early Fetal Demise

Answer 6

When the fetus is dead and retained inside the uterus for a variable period

Question 7

Septic Abortion

Answer 7

Any abortion associated with clinical evidences of infection of the uterus and it’s contents

Criteria:

1. Rise of temp of at least 100.4F or 38C for 24hrs or more.
2. Offensive or purulent vaginal discharge
3. Other evidences of pelvic infection such as lower abdominal pain and tenderness.

Question 8

Recurrent Miscarriage

Answer 8

The sequence of 2 or more spontaneous abortions as documented by either sonography or on histopathology, before 20 weeks.