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The termination of a pregnancy before viability is termed a miscarriage or an abortion.
¡ There are several categories of abortions, including threatened, complete, incomplete, missed, inevitable, septic, and elective.
Clinical findings consistent with a miscarriage include vaginal bleeding, pelvic cramping, and the passage of the products of conception.
¡ Many miscarriages are idiopathic.
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