habitual abortion Recurrent miscarriages
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Couples with unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss (defined according to the ESHRE 2017 guideline) who visit the recurrent pregnancy loss clinic in the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) or Erasmus Medical Center (EMC) are included.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria are 1. Known causes for RPL(parental chromosomal abnormalities, uterine anomalies, acquired thrombophilia, thyroid autoimmunity) 2. Mentally or legally incapability 3. Pregnancy after oocyte- embryo or spermatozoa donation 4. Loss of
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary exposure of case control study: paternal age Primary outcome of cohort study: the development of live birth within 5 years after initial visit of the recurrent miscarriage clinic | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary exposures of case control study: BMI, smoking, physical exercise, sperma apoptose, immunomodulatory factors in peripheral blood and seminal plasma (cytokines) Secondary outcomes of cohort study: development of ongoing pregnancy (>24 weeks), time interval until next pregnancy, development of pregnancy complications such as growth restriction, pre term delivery and pre eclampsia | — |
Countries
Netherlands