Spontaneous abortion

Introduction: Spontaneous abortion

Description of Spontaneous abortion

Spontaneous abortion (medical condition): Loss of fetus without human interference. See also Miscarriage:
  »Introduction: Miscarriage
  »Symptoms of Miscarriage

Spontaneous abortion: Termination of pregnancy before the fetus is able to survive outside the uterus.

Spontaneous abortion: abortion that has not been artificially induced. SYN: miscarriage.
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Spontaneous abortion: the natural premature expulsion from the uterus of the products of conception, the embryo, or non-viable fetus.
Source: Diseases Database

Spontaneous abortion: the natural premature expulsion from the uterus of the products of conception, the embryo, or non-viable fetus.
Source: CRISP

Spontaneous abortion as a Disease

Spontaneous abortion: Another name for Miscarriage (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Miscarriage
  »Symptoms of Miscarriage

Spontaneous abortion: Spontaneous abortion is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database: Uterus conditions, Placenta conditions

Causes of Spontaneous abortion

Some of the causes of Spontaneous abortion are included in the list below:

• Amniocentesis
• Anticardiolipin syndrome
• Misoprostol
• Parvovirus B19 infection
• Listeria monocytogenes

See full list of 17 causes of Spontaneous abortion (Miscarriage)

Symptoms of Spontaneous abortion (Miscarriage)

Some of the symptoms of Spontaneous abortion incude:

• Vaginal bleeding
• Uterine bleeding
• Menstrual cramps
• Lower abdominal pain

Read more about symptoms of Spontaneous abortion (Miscarriage)

Spontaneous abortion as a Symptom

Spontaneous abortion (symptom): The expulsion from the uterus the products of conception that occurs naturally before the fetus is viable.

Spontaneous abortion (symptom): See Spontaneous abortion (symptom information).

More information on symptom: Spontaneous abortion:

• Spontaneous abortion

Terms associated with Spontaneous abortion:

Terms Similar to Spontaneous abortion:

• Miscarriage
• Abortion, missed
• Embryo loss
• Recurrent abortion

Source: Diseases Database

More specific terms for Spontaneous abortion:

• chronic spontaneous abortion

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Spontaneous abortion

• pregnancy loss

Source - CRISP

The term Spontaneous abortion can be used for:

• miscarriage

Source: CRISP

The description of Spontaneous abortion may also be used for the following terms:

• abortion

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Spontaneous abortion

The following list attempts to classify Spontaneous abortion into categories where each line is subset of the next.

Disease Ontology - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• OTHER PREGNANCY WITH ABORTIVE OUTCOME
• COMPLICATIONS OF PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH, AND THE PUERPERIUM
• DISEASES AND INJURIES
• Disease Ontology V2.1 2005

External links related to: Spontaneous abortion

• eMedicine - Abortion, Complications : Article by Slava V Gaufberg, MD, FACEP
• eMedicine - Abortion, Septic : Article by Slava V Gaufberg, MD, FACEP
• eMedicine - Abortion, Inevitable : Article by Verena T Valley, MD
• eMedicine - Abortion, Missed : Article by Verena T Valley, MD
• Antibiotics for incomplete abortion (Cochrane Review)
• eMedicine - Embryonic Demise : Article by Faye C Laing, MD
• eMedicine - Abortion, Threatened : Article by Slava V Gaufberg, MD, FACEP
• eMedicine - Missed Abortion : Article by James L Lindsey, MD
• eMedicine - Abortion, Complete : Article by Verena T Valley, MD
• Immunotherapy for recurrent miscarriage (Cochrane Review)

Source: Diseases Database

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