Table 4.
Diagnose | Suggested Procedure |
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APLS Therapy |
Aspirin until GW 34+0, heparin 6 weeks post-partum (APLS and non-criteria APLS) |
Thyroid Antibodies |
Thyroid hormone substitution therapy can be administered in woman with RPL and latent hypothyroidism i.e., TPO antibodies |
Chronic Endometritis | If detected, a chronic endometritis should be treated First line therapy with doxycycline 200 mg for 14 days. A test of cure should be performed after completion. Second line therapy with metronidazole and ciprofloxacin if test of cure is positive |
Other Immunomodulatory Therapies |
Glucocorticoids only in clinical studies in women with pre-existing autoimmune disorder therapies with IVIG, alogeneic lymphocyte transfer, lipid infusions or TNF-α-blockers can be considered, however not outside of clinical studies |
APLS = antiphospholipid syndrome; IVIG = intravenous immune globulin; TNF-α-blocker = tumor necrosis factor alpha blocker.