Recurrent Pregnancy Loss

Asher Bashiri, MD, Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director, Maternity C, Director, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Clinic, Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, Israel

Part I: Introduction to Recurrent Pregnancy Loss.- Recurrent pregnancy loss: definitions,epidemiology, and prognosis.- Implantation, Physiology of Placentation.- Part II: Causes of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss.-  Endocrine abnormalities in RPL.- Genetics of recurrent pregnancyloss.- Inheritedand Acquired Thrombophilias and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes.- Immunological causes of recurrent pregnancy loss.- Anatomical aspects in recurrent pregnancy loss.- Male Factors in Recurrent Pregnancy Loss.-  Lifestyle and RPL.- The common characteristics between Infertility and recurrentpregnancy loss.- Part III: Management of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss. Contemporary Prevention and treatment of recurrentpregnancy loss.- Part IV: Psychological and Supporting Aspects of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss.- The healthcare giver's perspective -The importance of emotional support for women with recurrent RPL.- A Patient's Perspective.- Part V: The Future.- New Frontiers in RPL research and treatment.