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Williams Obstetrics, 23e
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Chapter 9. Abortion
Sections: Abortion: Introduction, Spontaneous Abortion, Recurrent Miscarriage, Induced Abortion, Contraception Following Miscarriage or Abortion, References.
Topics Discussed: abortion, induced.
Excerpt:"The word abortion derives from the Latin aboriri—to miscarry. According to the New Shorter Oxford Dictionary (2002), abortion is premature birth before a live birth is possible, and in this sense it is synonymous with miscarriage. It also means an induced pregnancy termination to destroy the fetus. Although both terms are used interchangeably in a medical context, popular use of the word abortion by laypersons implies a deliberate pregnancy termination. Thus, many prefer miscarriage to refer to spontaneous fetal loss before viability. To add to confusion, widespread use of sonography and measurement of serum human chorionic gonadotropin levels allow identification of extremely early pregnancies along with terms to describe these. Some examples are early pregnancy loss or early pregnancy failure. Throughout this book, we employ all of these at one time or another...."
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