Haemostatic changes related to fibrin formation and fibrinolysis during the first trimester in normal pregnancy and in recurrent miscarriage.

We have studied some biophysical properties of the fibrin network during the normal state of pregnancy and in patients with recurrent miscarriage (RM), in the first trimester of pregnancy. The fibrin polymerization process, followed by turbidity, showed that the rate of fibrin monomer assembly and the final turbidity was increased in the pregnant group (normal and with history of RM) compared to non-pregnant women (normal and RM), which is consistent with the increased fibrinogen concentration during pregnancy. No changes were observed in the Darcy constant (Ks) of RM clots, pregnant or not; however, in pregnant control subjects the Ks increased (p = 0.

Prevalence of the coagulation factor XIII polymorphism Val34Leu in women with recurrent miscarriage.

Background: Recurrent miscarriage (RM) syndrome is not an uncommon obstetrical problem of multifactorial etiology. We investigated the role of the coagulation factor XIII (FXIII) Val34Leu polymorphism in RM.

Methods: We recruited 80 subjects (40 normal and 40 with history of RM; of each group 20 pregnant and 20 non-pregnant) and analyzed the prevalence of this polymorphism.