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

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dc.contributor.advisorvan der Spuy, Zephne Margareten_ZA
dc.contributor.authorThomas, Vijuen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-15T11:27:08Z
dc.date.available2015-01-15T11:27:08Z
dc.date.issued2010en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 58-67).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractMiscarriage 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.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationThomas, V. (2010). <i>Selenium levels and recurrent pregnancy loss : is there an association?</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12219en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationThomas, Viju. <i>"Selenium levels and recurrent pregnancy loss : is there an association?."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12219en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationThomas, V. 2010. Selenium levels and recurrent pregnancy loss : is there an association?. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Thomas, Viju AB - 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. DA - 2010 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2010 T1 - Selenium levels and recurrent pregnancy loss : is there an association? TI - Selenium levels and recurrent pregnancy loss : is there an association? UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12219 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/12219
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationThomas V. Selenium levels and recurrent pregnancy loss : is there an association?. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2010 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12219en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherObstetrics and Gynaecologyen_ZA
dc.titleSelenium levels and recurrent pregnancy loss : is there an association?en_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMMeden_ZA
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