Pregnancy Loss Flashcards
1
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Infertility
A
Literally means “not fertile”
females having a hard time getting pregnant.
2
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Sub-fecundity
A
a poor ability to carry a pregnancy to term
3
Q
Miscarriage
A
Loss of pregnancy, they are spontaneous miscarriages and medical miscarriages. usually within the first 8 weeks
4
Q
How many know pregnancies end in miscarriage or still birth?
A
15-20%
5
Q
hCG
A
Hormone that is produced while pregnant by the placenta
6
Q
Blighted Ova
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When there is no child but the pregnancy structures continue to develop
7
Q
Complete Molar Pregnancy
A
There is an abnormal growth of tissue instead of a child developing
8
Q
Vanishing Twin Syndrome
A
about 4% of twins conceived one grows and the other doesn’t
Sometimes on twin is absorbed by the other
9
Q
How long is the average pregnancy?
A
38 weeks
