Clinical Study

A High Dose Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy for Women with Four or More Recurrent Spontaneous Abortions

Table 1

Pregnancy outcome, complications and adverse effects in 60 women with severe cases of unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion who underwent a high dose intravenous immunoglobulin therapy.  

Pregnancy outcomeNumberComplicationsNumber (%)

Live birth44Premature delivery8/44 (18.2)
IUFD at 31st week1IUGR6/44 (13.6)
Spontaneous abortion15Anomaly (cleft lip)1
 Normal chromosome karyotype2Adverse effects on mothers 
 Abnormal chromosome karyotype11 Rash and fever4/60 (6.7)
 Unknown karyotype2 Elevation of d-dimer4/60 (6.7)

IUFD: intrauterine fetal death; IUGR: intrauterine growth restriction.