TermDefinition
Anembryonic gestationUltrasonography shows gestational sac with mean diameter ≥ 25 mm and no yolk sac or embryo
Complete abortionComplete passage of all products of conception
Early pregnancy lossNonviable intrauterine pregnancy within the first 12 6/7 weeks of gestation
Ectopic pregnancyA pregnancy outside the uterine cavity (most commonly in a fallopian tube)
Embryonic demiseUltrasonography shows embryo with crown-rump length ≥ 7 mm and no cardiac activity
Incomplete abortionSome, but not all, of the products of conception have passed
Intrauterine pregnancy of uncertain viabilityTransvaginal ultrasonography shows intrauterine gestational sac with no embryonic cardiac activity (and no findings of definite pregnancy failure [Table 2])
Nonviable pregnancyPregnancy that cannot result in live birth (e.g., ectopic pregnancy, early pregnancy loss)
Pregnancy of unknown locationPositive urine or serum pregnancy test with no intrauterine or ectopic pregnancy shown on transvaginal ultrasonography
Recurrent pregnancy lossMore than two consecutive pregnancy losses
Spontaneous abortionSpontaneous loss of pregnancy before 20 weeks' gestation
Threatened abortionBleeding before 20 weeks' gestation in the presence of an embryo with cardiac activity and a closed cervix
Viable pregnancyPregnancy that can potentially result in a live birth