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Aborto espontáneo - Prevention

Nombres alternativos

Aborto natural; Aborto retenido; Aborto incompleto; Aborto consumado; Aborto completo; Aborto inevitable; Aborto séptico

Prevención:

La atención prenatal pronta y exhaustiva es la mejor prevención disponible para todas las complicaciones del embarazo.

Muchos abortos espontáneos que son causados por enfermedades generalizadas (sistémicas) se pueden prevenir detectando y tratando la enfermedad antes de quedar en embarazo.

Es menos probable que se presenten abortos espontáneos si se recibe atención prenatal pronta y exhaustiva, y si se evitan los peligros ambientales (como los rayos X, las drogas y el alcohol, los altos niveles de cafeína y las enfermedades infecciosas).

Cuando el cuerpo de la madre tiene dificultades para mantener un embarazo, se pueden presentar signos (como sangrado vaginal leve). Esto significa que hay una posibilidad de un aborto espontáneo, pero eso no significa que definitivamente vaya a ocurrir uno. Una mujer embarazada que desarrolla cualquier signo o síntoma de amenaza de aborto debe buscar a su proveedor de atencíón prenatal inmediatamente.

Aborto espontáneo

Corte transversal de anatomía uterina normal

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.

Simpson JL, Jauniaux ERM. Pregnancy loss. In: Gabbe SG, Niebyl JR, Simpson JL, eds. Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2007:chap 24.

Laurino MY, Bennett RL, Saraiya DS, et al. Genetic evaluation and counseling of couples with recurrent miscarriage: Recommendations of the National Society of Genetic Counselors. J Genet Couns. June 2005;14(3).

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