Could a congenital abnormality cause recurrent miscarriages?

• Introduction
• Abortion
• Amenorrhoea
• Birth Control
• Bladder Symptoms
• Cancer in Women
• Childbirth
• Children and Teenagers
• Diet / Weight Loss
• Dysmenorrhoea
• Endometriosis
• Fibroids
• HRT
• Hirsutism
• Hysterectomy
• Infections
• Infertility
• Medication Drugs
• Menopause
• Menorrhagia
• Miscarriage
• Definition
• Prevalence
• Cause
• Symptoms
• Types of Miscarriage
• Spontaneous Miscarriage
• Threatened Miscarriage
• Treatment of Miscarriage
• Recurrent Miscarriage
• Miscarriage and Depression
• Ectopic Pregnancy
• Blighted Ovum
• Hydatidiform Mole
• Pregnancy Tests
• Pregnancy after Miscarriage
• Support Groups
• Painful Sex
• Pap Smear Test
• PCOS
• Pelvic Pain
• PMS
• Postpartum
• Pregnancy
• Self Esteem
• Sexual Problems
• Vaginal Discharge
• Vaginal Prolapse
• Vulval Symptoms

Authors:

Jurkovic D. Gruboeck K. Tailor A. Nicolaides KH.

Institution:

Dr. D. Jurkovic, Early Pregnancy Ultrasound Unit, Department

Of Obstetrics/Gynaecology, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5
8RX; United Kingdom.

Title:

Ultrasound screening for congenital uterine anomalies (1997-2523).

Source:

British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Vol 104(11) (pp320-1321), 1997.

Abstract:

The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of congenital uterine anomalies in 1046 women attending gynaecological ultrasound clinics for a variety of indications. Using three-dimensional ultrasound, anomalies were found in 55 women (5.4%), including 32 (3.1%) with an arcuate uterus and 23 (2.3%) with major anomalies. The prevalence of uterine anomalies was similar to the findings in women undergoing elective sterilisation, but lower than in studies of women with recurrent miscarriage.