Table 4: Reasons for physicians’ referral for testing
§Infertility included 2 with primary infertility and 2 cases with secondary infertility. *Other thrombosis included 3 retinal vein thrombosis, 3 cases of mesenteric thrombosis and 1 case of pelvic thrombosis. ? other reasons included joint pain (5), headache (2), neonatal death (2), trauma with brain pathology on CT (2) and 1 case of each of the following: fainting, low platelets count, pancytopenia, neonatal convulsion, neonatal congenital abnormality, ectopic pregnancy, limb weakness, high risk pregnancy and myocardial infarction.

Reason for referral for thrombophilia testing	Number of Cases (%)
Recurrent abortion	63 (36.4%)
Brain thrombosis/CVA	19 (11%)
Skin related conditions	11 (6.4%)
IUFD	14 (8%)
Infertility§	4 ( 2.3%)
Leg pain with or without swelling	2 (1.2%)
DVT	9 (5.2%)
Pulmonary embolism	3 (1.7%)
stillbirth	3 (1.7%)
History of IUGR	2 (1.2%)
Preterm delivery	4 (2.3%)
Other thrombosis*	7 (4%)
Follow up of known cases of thrombophilia	6 (3.5%)
Asymptomatic with positive family history	1 (0.6%)
More than one reason	24 (13.9%)
Unknown (not documented)	20 (11.6%)
Other reasons↑	20 (11.6%)