Any condition affecting the placenta. The placenta is an organ that connects the fetus to the mother's uterus and provides the baby with nourishment and removes waste. Examples of placenta conditions are abruptio placentae, miscarriage and choriocarcinoma.
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The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
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Placenta conditions is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Placenta conditions, or a subtype of Placenta conditions,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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