Thrombophilia

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In hematology, thrombophilia, also called hypercoagulability, is "a disorder of hemostasis in which there is a tendency for the occurrence of thrombosis."[1]

Clinical

Recurrent embolism and thrombosis

For more information, see: Embolism and thrombosis.


Habitual abortion

Thrombophila and habitual abortion.[2]
  Odds ratio
Early pregnancy loss Late pregnancy loss
Factor V Leiden 2.01 (95% CI 1.13-3.58) 7.83 (95% CI 2.83-21.67)
Prothrombin G20210A 2.56 (95% CI 1.04-.29) 2.30 (95% CI 1.09-4.87)
(non-recurrent)
Protein C deficiency No association
Activated protein C resistance 3.48 (95% CI 1.58-7.69)
Protein S deficiency   7.39 (95% CI 1.28-42.63)
(nonrecurrent)
Methylenetetrahydrofolate mutation No association
Antithrombin deficiencies No association

Habitual abortion, the occurrence of three or more spontaneous abortions may be due to thrombophilia.[2]

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