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We present the case of a 39-year-old woman who visited our Endocrinology clinic in search of a cause of infertility. Blood work showed elevated Ca and parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels. Upper left parathyroid gland adenoma was found during a neck ultrasound. Parathyroid gland adenoma was likely the cause of PHPT and was treated with parathyroidectomy. Surgery was carried out, and the upper left parathyroid lobe adenoma was removed. High levels of Ca were found in all performed blood works since the first visit to the clinic, but following the surgery, Ca levels of the patient were in the normal range and the woman got pregnant for the third time, later delivering a healthy baby. In conclusion, we would like to put forward the idea that an evaluation of Ca level in the blood should be included in the protocol for treating patients with recurrent miscarriages. Early detection of hypercalcemia can improve the outcomes of disease that primary hyperparathyroidism can cause. Swift and accurate decrease of serum Ca correspondingly safeguards the woman from a possible pregnancy loss along with complications that arise from it.\u2013<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Learning points<\/jats:title>\n \n \n Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is a common endocrinological pathology, nonetheless, it is rarely diagnosed in pregnancy.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:list-item>\n \n Primary hyperparathyroidism can present with clinically expressed hypercalcemia, and high Ca levels in the blood may lead to a miscarriage.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:list-item>\n \n Early detection of hypercalcemia can improve the outcomes of disease that primary hyperparathyroidism can cause.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:list-item>\n \n Swift and accurate decrease of serum Ca correspondingly safeguards the woman from a possible pregnancy loss along with complications that arise from it.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:list-item>\n \n All pregnant patients with hypercalcemia should be assessed for the presence of primary hyperparathyroidism as it is likely the cause.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:list-item>\n <\/jats:list>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1530\/edm-22-0356","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,4,19]],"date-time":"2023-04-19T06:37:47Z","timestamp":1681886267000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1530\/crossmarkpolicy-2","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Endocrinological cause behind recurrent miscarriages: primary hyperparathyroidism"],"prefix":"10.1530","volume":"2023","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5585-9486","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Gabija","family":"Germanait\u0117","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LUHS), Kaunas, Lithuania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Diana","family":"\u0160imonien\u0117","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Endocrinology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LUHS), Kaunas, Lithuania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"416","reference":[{"key":"bib1","series-title":"Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of India","article-title":"Calcium: A nutrient in pregnancy","volume":"67","author":"Kumar","year":"2017","unstructured":"Kumar A & Kaur S. 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