Miscarriage, also known medically as spontaneous abortion, is an end to pregnancy resulting in the loss and expulsion of an embryo or fetus from the womb before it can survive independently. Once ultrasound or histological evidence shows a pregnancy existed, the term clinical miscarriage is used, which can be early or late; spontaneous fetal termination after 20 weeks of gestation is instead known as a stillbirth.
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ICD-10 ChapterXV: Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium 1 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Causative Agent
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Treated By
Source Dilation and evacuation (Wikipedia)
Source Vacuum aspiration (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikipedia: ICD-10
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Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
2. Miscarriage (Wikipedia)
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Chromosomal abnormalities,
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The underlying cause in about half of cases involves chromosomal abnormalities.
View the Source Vacuum aspiration (Wikipedia)
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The procedure is performed to induce abortion, as a treatment for incomplete spontaneous abortion (otherwise commonly known as miscarriage) or retained fetal and placental tissue, or to obtain a sample of uterine lining (endometrial biopsy).
Dilation and evacuation (Wikipedia)
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A D&E may be performed for a surgical abortion, or for surgical management of a miscarriage.
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