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<p>Series Foreword vii</p> <p>Contributors viii</p> <p>Preface to the first edition xii</p> <p>1 Obtaining the Relevant History 1<br /> <i>Ole B. Christiansen</i></p> <p>2 Which Investigations Are Relevant? 10<br /> <i>Paulien G. de Jong, Emmy van den Boogaard, Claudia R. Kowalik, Rosa Vissenberg, Saskia Middeldorp and Mariëtte Goddijn</i></p> <p>3 NK Cells in Peripheral Blood and the Endometrium 29<br /> <i>Gavin Sacks</i></p> <p>4 Cytokines and Cytokine Gene Polymorphisms in Recurrent Pregnancy Loss 38<br /> <i>Silvia Daher, Maria Regina Torloni and Rosiane Mattar</i></p> <p>5 How to Assess the Prognosis after Recurrent Miscarriage 46<br /> <i>Howard J.A. Carp</i></p> <p>6 Which Treatments Should be Offered? PGD/PGS, Allogeneic Lymphocyte Immunization, Intravenous Immunoglobulin 61<br /> <i>Henriette Svarre Nielsen and Ole B. Christiansen</i></p> <p>7 Which Treatment Should be Offered? Heparin/Aspirin, Progesterone, Prednisolone 70<br /> <i>Muhammad A. Akhtar and Siobhan Quenby</i></p> <p>8 Which Treatment Should be Offered: Metformin, hCG, GM-CSF/G-CSF, TNF-α Inhibitors, Standard IVF/ICSI 78<br /> <i>Ole B. Christiansen</i></p> <p>9 Talking to Patients about Lifestyle, Behavior, and Miscarriage Risk 86<br /> <i>Ruth Bender Atik and Barbara E. Hepworth-Jones</i></p> <p>10 E ndocrine and Ultrasonic Surveillance of Pregnancies in Patients with Recurrent Miscarriage 103<br /> <i>Adjoa Appiah and Jemma Johns</i></p> <p>11 Obstetric Complications in Patients with Recurrent Miscarriage – How Should they be Monitored<br /> in the Third Trimester? 115<br /> <i>Shehnaaz Jivraj</i></p> <p>12 Recurrent Miscarriage after ART: A Double Challenge 128<br /> El<i>isabeth C. Larsen and Ole B. Christiansen</i></p> <p>13 How to Cope with Stress and Depression in Women with Recurrent Miscarriage 135<br /> <i>Keren Shakhar and Dida Fleisig</i></p> <p>14 Recurrent Miscarriage and the Risk of Autoimmune Disease and Thromboembolic Disease 146<br /> <i>M. Angeles Martínez-Zamora, Ricard Cervera and Juan Balasch</i></p> <p>15 How to Organize and Run an Early Pregnancy Unit/Recurrent Miscarriage Clinic 157<br /> <i>AnnMaria Ellard and Roy G. Farquharson</i></p> <p>16 How to Organize an Early Pregnancy Unit/Recurrent Miscarriage Clinic – American Perspective 172<br /> <i>Joanne Kwak-Kim, Kuniaki Ota and Ae-Ra Han</i></p> <p>17 Case Studies 180<br /> <i>Ole B. Christiansen</i></p> <p>Index 191</p>

<p><strong>Ole Bjarne Christiansen</strong>, MD, PhD, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fertility Clinic, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.

<p><b>Recurrent Pregnancy Loss<br /><br /></b><i>Edited by<br /><br /></i><b>Ole B Christiansen</b><b>, MD,</b> D.M.Sc., Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen and AalborgUniversityHospital, Aalborg, Denmark</p> <p><b>Recurrent Pregnancy Loss is a silent problem for many women</b></p> <p>The spontaneous loss of a pregnancy in the first 22 weeks is often not recorded as the mother needed no medical or surgical treatment. Women who repeatedly suffer this tragedy can go unheard as a result. Gynecologists can feel unable to help.</p> <p>But they can help. Research is showing how to identify women who suffer recurrent pregnancy loss and which treatments might prevent a further recurrence. Gynecologists are learning how to monitor subsequent pregnancies for the early signals of problems<i>. </i></p> <p><i>Recurrent Pregnancy Loss </i>provides a practical approach to this hidden clinical challenge. The highly experienced, international author team explores:</p> <ul> <li>How to obtain a relevant history</li> <li>Which investigations to order</li> <li>The physiological reasons behind recurrent pregnancy loss</li> <li>The best approach to treatment</li> <li>How to monitor patients in subsequent pregnancies</li> </ul> <p>Clinical in approach, practical in execution, with the patient at the centre, <i>Recurrent Pregnancy Loss</i> guides you as you support your patients.</p>

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