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Habitual abortion
Repeated miscarriages. The commonly accepted definition for this is three consecutive miscarriages. Medical evaluation of this problem can result in an explanation and possible therapy. The risk of a single miscarriage in an otherwise healthy woman would is about 15%.
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Date Last Modified: 08/26/2003 14:51