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Amenaza de aborto - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

Amenaza de aborto espontáneo; Peligro de aborto espontáneo

Síntomas:

Los síntomas de una amenaza de aborto abarcan:

Cólicos abdominales con o sin sangrado vaginal
Sangrado vaginal durante las primeras 20 semanas de embarazo (el último período menstrual se presentó hace menos de 20 semanas)

Nota: durante un aborto espontáneo verdadero, típicamente se presenta lumbago o dolor abdominal (sordo o agudo, constante o intermitente) y se puede dar expulsión de tejido o material con apariencia de coágulos a través de la vagina.

Signos y exámenes:

Se puede hacer una ecografía abdominal o vaginal para verificar el desarrollo del bebé, los latidos cardíacos y la cantidad de sangrado. Se realizará asimismo un examen pélvico para revisar el cuello uterino.

Se pueden llevar a cabo los siguientes exámenes de sangre:

Examen de beta GCH (cuantitativa) durante un período de días o semanas para confirmar si el embarazo continúa
Conteo sanguíneo completo (CSC) para determinar la cantidad de pérdida de sangre
Prueba de embarazo para confirmar si está embarazada
Nivel de progesterona
Conteo de glóbulos blancos con fórmula leucocitaria para descartar infección.

Aborto espontáneo

Comienzos del embarazo

Reviewed last on: 11/21/2010
Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine; Susan Storck, MD, FACOG, Chief, Eastside Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Redmond, Washington; Clinical Teaching Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Katz VL. Spontaneous and recurrent abortion: etiology, diagnosis, treatment. In: Katz VL, Lentz GM, Lobo RA, Gershenson DM, eds. Comprehensive Gynecology. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2007:chap 16.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. ACOG Committee opinion no. 462: Moderate caffeine consumption during pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol.2010 Aug;116(2 Pt 1):467-8.

Cunnigham FG, Leveno KL, Bloom SL, et al. Abortion. In: Cunnigham FG, Leveno KL, Bloom SL, et al, eds. Williams Obstetrics. 23rd ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2010:chap 9.

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