SynthesisJournal of assisted reproduction and genetics2023
Platelet distribution width and the risk of unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss: a meta-analysis.
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- Homocysteine combined with multi-index screening for pregnancy complications: a narrative review.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Review
- Correlation Between Serum Markers and Midluteal Phase Doppler Assessment of Uterine Arterial Blood Flow in Unexplained Recurrent Pregnancy Loss.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2025Article
- Novel Insights into Normal Karyotype Miscarriage: Distinctive Patterns and Implications for Diagnosis Based on Next-Generation Sequencing Analysis.Reproductive medicine and biologyArticle
- Impact of heparin-aspirin therapy in patients with recurrent pregnancy loss characterized by thrombophilia resistant to low-dose aspirin therapy: A retrospective study.Reproductive medicine and biologyArticle
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Abstract
objectiveChanges of platelet distribution width (PDW) have been observed in women with unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss (URPL). However, relevant previous studies showed inconsistent results. We performed a meta-analysis to comprehensively evaluate the association between PDW and URPL.
methodsObservational studies reporting the difference of PDW between women with and without URPL were retrieved by searching PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Wanfang, and CNKI. A random-effect model was used to pool the results by incorporating potential heterogeneity.
resultsEleven case-control studies with 1847 women with URPL and 2475 healthy women were included. Age was matched for all studies between cases and controls. Pooled results showed women with URPL had significantly increased level of PDW (mean difference [MD]: 1.54%, 95% CI: 1.04 to 2.03, p < 0.05; I
conclusionsWomen with URPL had significantly increased levels of PDW compared to healthy women without URPL, which suggest that higher PDW may predict the risk of URPL.
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