University of Granada scientists has for the first time confirmed that low blood levels of copper and zinc in pregnant women may be a factor associated with spontaneous abortion.
Miscarriage - Causes - Symptoms - Diagnosis - Treatment - FAQs
A miscarriage (spontaneous abortion) is the spontaneous loss of a fetus before the 20th week of pregnancy.
A miscarriage (spontaneous abortion) is the spontaneous loss of a fetus before the 20th week of pregnancy.
All study participants underwent an ultrasound examination, and were taken a blood sample for laboratory tests.
The results proved the existence of differences in maternal plasma concentrations of copper and zinc.
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Presence of maternal thyroid auto-antibodies feared as being one of the potent causes for miscarriages and pre-term births.
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The results were published in the Spanish journals Progresos de Obstetricia y Ginecolog¡a, in Toko-Ginecolog¡a Pr ctica, and in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
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