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Characteristic Symptoms and Signs in Spontaneous Abortions

Characteristic Symptoms and Signs in Spontaneous Abortions

Type of Abortion

Vaginal Bleeding

Cervical Dilation*

Passage of Products of Conception†

Threatened

Y

N

N

Inevitable

Y

Y

N

Incomplete

Y

Y

Y†

Complete

Y

Y or N

Y

Missed

Y or N

N

N

* Internal cervical os is open enough to admit a fingertip during digital examination.

† Products of conception may be visible in the vagina. Tissue examination is sometimes required to differentiate blood clots from tissue products of conception. Before the evaluation, products of conception may have been expelled without the patient recognizing them.

* Internal cervical os is open enough to admit a fingertip during digital examination.

† Products of conception may be visible in the vagina. Tissue examination is sometimes required to differentiate blood clots from tissue products of conception. Before the evaluation, products of conception may have been expelled without the patient recognizing them.

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