By definition patients with phospholipid antibody (aPL) syndrome develop clinical thrombotic events and frequently fail to complete pregnancy successfully. Pregnancy is a physiological state known to trigger clinical thrombosis in aPL syndrome patients. This paper will review the short-term effects of pregnancy on aPL patients as well as the long-term outcome of aPL women who have attempted pregnancy.
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