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Spontaneous abortion is defined as

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The spontaneous loss of a woman's pregnancy before the 20th week that can be both physically and emotionally painful.

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it can be very painful

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Spontaneous abortion refers to pregnancy loss at less than 20 weeks' gestation in the absence of elective medical or surgical measures to terminate the pregnancy. The term “miscarriage” is synonymous and often is used with patients because the word “abortion” is associated with elective termination.

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