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Are there any effective interventions to prevent early pregnancy loss?
There are no effective interventions to prevent early pregnancy loss. Therapies that have historically been recommended, such as pelvic rest, vitamins, uterine relaxants, and administration of β-hCG, have not been proved to prevent early pregnancy loss (55–57). Likewise, bed rest should not be recommended for the prevention of early pregnancy loss (58). A 2008 Cochrane review found no effect of prophylactic progesterone administration (oral, intramuscular, or vaginal) in the prevention of early pregnancy loss (59). For threatened early pregnancy loss, the use of progestins is controversial, and conclusive evidence supporting their use is lacking (60). Women who have experienced at least three prior pregnancy losses, however, may benefit from progesterone therapy in the first trimester