Abstract
Miscarriage is one of the most frequent problems in human pregnancy. The most widely
accepted definition is that proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1977.
The incidence among clinical pregnancies is about 12–15% but including early pregnancy
losses it is 17–22%. The only two etiologic factors recognized by all authors are
uterine malformations and parental balanced chromosomal rearrangements. There have
been many other suggested risk factors. In this revision we discuss these.
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2001
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