Inevitable abortion

Alternative names
Abortion - inevitable

Definition
Inevitable abortion is a spontaneous abortion which cannot be stopped. It is characterised by lower abdominal cramping and bleeding. The uterine cervix is dilated and fetal and/or placental material may already have passed. Compare to threatened abortion.

Johns Hopkins patient information

Last revised: December 3, 2012
by Levon Ter-Markosyan, D.M.D.

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