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Tag: Pregnancy loss

  • MTHFR and Homocysteine: Information Handout for Patients

    Stephan Moll, MD writes… A plain language summary for patients and interested public about homocysteine and the MTHFR mutations and their relevance in respect to thrombosis was  published today in the journal Circulation (link here). Reference:  Moll S, Varga EA.  Homocysteine and MTHFR Mutations. Circulation. 2015;132:e6-e.

  • Pregnancy Loss and Clotting Disorders

    How common is pregnancy loss? What are the causes? Pregnancy loss (= miscarriage) in the general population is common. Most losses occur in the first trimester. As many as 5 % of women have 2 or more early losses; 1-2 % have 3 or more early losses [ref 1]. Well established risk factors for pregnancy…