Selenium levels and recurrent pregnancy loss : is there an association?

Miscarriage is the commonest complication of pregnancy and affects 12-31% of all conceptions. About 1% of all couples trying to conceive will have recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL). Several causes for RPL have been documented and these include chromosomal abnormalities, peas, thrombophilias and anatomical anomalies such as cervical incompetence. In many couples the aetiology of the pregnancy loss is often not defined but nutritional deficiencies have been postulated as possible causes. In particular selenium deficiency is associated with reproductive failure in animals and, more recently, in some human studies. This study was undertaken to assess the selenium levels in women with RPL without an identified cause.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Year dc:date.issued

2010

Author dc:creator

• Thomas, Viju

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• van der Spuy, Zephne Margaret

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12219

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/12219