[Reccurent abortions: unpublished syndrome suggesting the explanation of fetal death]. / Avortements à répétition: un syndrome inédit suggérant l'explication de la mort foetale.

A report is given of 8 cases of recurrent "idiopathic" abortions sharing in common the following features, unreported so far: (1) high uterine arterial impedance; (2) decrease in endometrial thickness, in spite of normal hormonal and endometrial cycle at biopsy; (3) a history of previous curettages. Such a syndrome could be consistent with the existence of a narrow peripheral symphysis of the uterine cavity, unaffecting its shape at hysterography.

A simple and inexpensive treatment of menopause: prophylaxis of postmenopausal bone loss.

Relatively few women elect to receive classical hormone replacement therapy (HRT), and others discontinue treatment because of side-effects or fear of complications. This report presents the results of a long-term study of a low-dose step-down HRT protocol and discusses its potential benefits.