Abortion

Abortion: Introduction

Abortion: The loss of an intrauterine pregnancy prior to viability of the fetus. See free access online books about Abortion below. See detailed information below for a list of 33 causes of Abortion, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Abortion:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Abortion. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Spontaneous
• Uterine anatomy
• Luteal phase defect
• Fetal genetic anomalies
• Incompetent cervix
• Infections
• Antifetal antibodies
• Alloimmune disease
• Radiation
• Intrauterine contraceptive device
• Smoking
• Alcohol ingestion (see Alcohol use)
• Heavy caffeine consumption
• Antiphospholipid antibodies
• more causes...»

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Causes of Types of Abortion:

Review causes of types of Abortion in more specific categories:

• Abortion in pregnancy (32 causes)
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Abortion: Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Abortion, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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• Abortion: Symptom Checker

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• Abortion and Miscarriage (6 causes)
• Abortion and Nerve symptoms (6 causes)
• Abortion and Pain (6 causes)
• Abortion and Sensations (6 causes)
• Abortion and Spontaneous abortion (6 causes)
• Abortion and Pregnancy symptoms (6 causes)
• Abortion and Sweat symptoms (6 causes)
• Abortion and Abdominal symptoms (5 causes)
• Abortion and Bleeding symptoms (5 causes)
• Abortion and Digestive symptoms (5 causes)
• Abortion and Swelling symptoms (5 causes)
• Abortion and Chills (5 causes)
• Abortion and Fatigue (5 causes)
• Abortion and Fever (5 causes)
• Abortion and Head symptoms (5 causes)
• Abortion and Headache (5 causes)
• Abortion and Muscle weakness (5 causes)
• Abortion and Respiratory symptoms (5 causes)
• Abortion and Temperature symptoms (5 causes)
• Abortion and Abdominal pain (4 causes)
• more...»

See full list of 919 Symptom Checker combinations related to Abortion

Abortion: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available related to Abortion:

• Mom & Baby
• Pregnancy
• Womens Health
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Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Pregnancy symptoms (471 causes)
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Abortion

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Abortion:

• Vaginal bleeding (131 causes)
• Miscarriage (272 causes)
• Vaginal symptoms (152 causes)
• Gynecological symptoms
• Medical abortion
• Surgical abortion
• Missed abortion
• Threatened abortion
• Cervical incompetence
• Incomplete abortion
• Complete abortion
• Septic abortion
• more symptoms...»

Diagnostic Guides for Abortion

Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Abortion from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Abortion. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Abortion

Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Abortion: Self Assessment Tools

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Abortion: Medical Mistakes

• Women's Health Mistakes:
  • Womens Health -- Health Mistakes
  • Contraception -- Health Mistakes
  • Fertility -- Health Mistakes
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Abortion: Undiagnosed Conditions

Conditions that are commonly undiagnosed in related areas may include:

• Women's Reproductive Health: diseases that are commonly undiagnosed:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • PCOS -- Undiagnosed
  • Chlamydia -- Undiagnosed
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cervical Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Breast Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Hospitals & Clinics: Abortion

Research extensive quality ratings and patient safety measures for hospitals, clinics and medical facilities in health specialties related to Abortion:

• Womens Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
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Abortion: Research Related Doctors & Specialists

• Pregnancy & Fertility Health Specialists:
  • Maternal & Fetal Medicine
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
• Baby & Newborn Health Specialists:
• Womens Health Specialists:
  • Gynecological Oncology
• more specialists...»

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Misdiagnosis and Abortion

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Abortion: Related Rare Diseases

Rare types of medical conditions and diseases in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health -- rare types of diseases:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • PCOS -- Rare Types
  • Chlamydia -- Rare Types
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cervical Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Breast Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Rare Types
  • more ...»
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Home Diagnostic Testing and Abortion

Home medical tests possibly related to Abortion:

• Pregnancy -- Related Home Testing:
  • Home Pregnancy Tests
  • Home Early Pregnancy Tests
  • Home Ovulation Tests
  • Home Fertility Tests
  • Home Rhesus/RH Blood Type Tests
  • Home Fetal Tests
• Fertility-related Home Testing:
  • Home Ovulation Tests
  • Home Fertility Tests
• Male Fertility Tests
  • Home Sperm Tests
  • Sperm Count Tests
  • Sperm Motility Tests
• Menopause: Related Home Testing:
  • Home Menopause Tests
  • Home FSH Hormone Tests
  • Home Osteoporosis Testing
• Vaginal Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Vaginal Infection Tests
  • Home Vaginal PH Tests
  • Home Yeast Infection Tests
  • Home Candida Kits
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Test Kits
  • Home Bladder Test Kits
• Breast Cancer: Related Home Tests:
  • Home Breast Cancer Test Kits
  • Home Breast Lump Detection
• more tests...»

Stories from Users for Abortion

Real-life user stories relating to Abortion:

• Home Made Abortion
• threatened abortion

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Causes of Abortion listed in Disease Database:

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Abortion as a symptom include:

• Amniocentesis - Recurrent abortion
• Anticardiolipin syndrome - Recurrent abortion
• Carboprost tromethamine - Recurrent abortion
• Cervical incompetence - Recurrent abortion
• Chorionic villus sampling - Recurrent abortion
• Cone biopsy of uterine cervix - Recurrent abortion
• Dinoprostone - Recurrent abortion
• Endometriosis - Recurrent abortion
• Gemeprost - Recurrent abortion
• Listeria monocytogenes - Recurrent abortion
• Mifepristone - Recurrent abortion
• Misoprostol - Recurrent abortion
• more causes...»

See full list of 33 causes of Abortion
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Definitions of Abortion:

The natural premature expulsion from the uterus of the products of conception, the embryo, or non-viable fetus.
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Organs affected by Abortion:

The list of organs typically affected by Abortion may include, but is not limited to:

• Uterus

Detailed list of causes of Abortion

The list below shows some of the causes of Abortion mentioned in various sources:

• Alcohol ingestion
• Alloimmune disease
• Amniocentesis - Recurrent abortion
• Anticardiolipin syndrome - Recurrent abortion
• Antifetal antibodies
• more causes...»

See full list of 33 causes of Abortion

How Common are these Causes of Abortion?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Abortion. Of the 33 causes of Abortion that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 3 causes are "very common" diseases
• 1 causes are "common" diseases
• 1 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 2 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 27 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 33 causes of Abortion

Conditions listing symptoms: Abortion:

The following list of conditions have 'Abortion' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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Causes of Abortion Based on Risk Factors

This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Abortion based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient: