Miscarriages occur in 11-15% of all pregnancies. The percentage will increase continuously with women´s age reaching 50% once the women´s are past age 45. The reason for this are randomly occurring chromosomal defects, which can not be treated. However, if there are 3 or more consecutive miscarriages it is referred to as abitual abortions. This concerns 1% of all pregnancies. In some of the patients defects can be defected that can be treated, so further examinations may be useful.
- Hysteroscopy – to exclude malformations of the uterus
- Blood sample for chromosomal analysis – to exclude congenital genetic defects
- Blood sample for hormone analysis -to exclude hormonal causes (eg thyroid gland malfunction)
- Blood sample to exlude imbalance of clotting factors and antibodies as a cause
- Biopsy of the endometrium (the lining of the uterus) for immunohistological examination for uterine killer cells or plasma cells as a sign of inflammation
In some patients with recurrent miscarriage or implantation failure, treatable disorders can be diagnosed. A biopsy of the endometirum (the lining of the
