low-dose aspirin and low-molecular weight heparin are now the treatment of choice for women with antiphospholipid syndrome and a history of miscarriage
usually, self-administered low-molecular weight is given if there is a past history of thrombosis or a particularly stormy pregnancy history (1)
the use of combined unfractionated heparin and aspirin may reduce pregnancy loss by 54% in patients with antiphospholipid antibody or lupus anticoagulant (2)
Reference:
Hughes G. Why 'sticky blood' syndrome has implications beyond thrombosis. Pulse (28/7/01), 29-31.
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