Spontaneous Abortion and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss

1. What is the definition of an abortion? An abortion (miscarriage) is defined as a termination or loss of pregnancy before 20 weeks of gestation (as calculated from the date of the last menstrual period) or delivery of a fetus weighing less than 500 g. 2. What are the different types of abortions? Spontaneous (complete or incomplete) Induced Threatened Inevitable Missed Tubal (can occur with an…