Frequency of Anticardiolipin Antibodies in Women with Recurrent Fetal Loss
Nazia Farooq, Ahmad Naeem Akhtar, Muhammad Rizwan, Hira Tariq, Anam Tariq, Ammar Noor, Yasmeen Lodhi
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ABSTRACT
Aim: To find out the frequency of Anticardiolipin Antibodies in women with
recurrent fetal loss
Study design &
duration: One year descriptive study
Methods: Seventy five females were included in the study with ages ranging from
20-40 years with minimum two miscarriages.
Diabetic females and females with history of bacterial or viral diseases
were excluded from the study.
Results: In this group the mean age was 27.60±3.29 years. Mean number of fetal
losses was 2.95±1.45 whereas mean duration of marriage was 5.79±4.11 years.
Conclusion: It is suggested that the patient with history of recurrent miscarriages must
be screened for Anticardiolipin Antibodies to bring them out of psychological
and physical trauma.
Keywords: Anticardiolipin Antibodies (aCL), Recurrent fetal loss (RFL), aPTT