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Last month's question:
A fit and healthy couple present with a three year history of first trimester recurrent miscarriages. Which of the following tests would be the most appropriate for this couple?
Answer: Maternal and paternal karyotyping
Recurrent first trimester miscarriages warrant further investigation which would include karyotyping and assessment for Lupus anticoagulant. Hyperprolactinaemia may cause subfertility rather than miscarriage. There is no evidence that gestational diabetes per se causes recurrent first trimester miscarriages. TORCH infection would be unlikely to precipitate recurrent miscarriage. Bacterial vaginosis rather than associated with recurrent early miscarriage is associated with second trimester miscarriage and premature labour.
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