Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Recurrentmiscarriage:theunspeakablepain
Amiscarriageisthespontaneousabortionofanembryoorfetusbeforeit'sdevelopedenoughto
survive.Thiscanhappenevenbeforeawomanisawarethatsheispregnant.Amiscarriageusually
occursinthefirst3monthsofpregnancy,before12weeks'gestation.Asmallfractionofmiscarriages
lessthan1%ofthemarecalledstillbirths,astheyoccurafter20weeksofgestation.
Miscarriageisoftenanupsettingeventandwithrepeatedmiscarriages,awomanoracouplecanfind
themselvesonanemotionalrollercoaster.Almostanyonewhohassufferedamiscarriageorstillbirth
worriesabouttheriskofhavingsubsequentlosses.Recentinformationindicatesthatwomenshould
lookintotestingaftertwolosseswhenitusedtobecommontowaituntilthree.Thisisespecially
importantforwomenintheir30sand40s.Newerstudiesindicateamiscarriagerateof2640%aftera
womanhassufferedtwolosses,soearliertestingmakessensebothemotionally,physically,andinmany
casesfinanciallyaswell.
TheRecurrentPregnancyLossCliniclikeDeccanIVFcanassistswomenandcouplesexperiencingthree
ormoremiscarriages,alatepregnancyloss,orwomenoverthirtyfivewithtwomiscarriages.
SymptomsofaMiscarriage?
Manywomendon'tevenknowthatthey'vehadamiscarriage,thinkingthatit'sjustaparticularlyheavy
menstrualflow.
Somewom menexperien ncecrampingg,spotting,heeavierbleedinng,abdominalpain,pelvicpain,weakneess,
orbackpaain.Spottingisnotalwaysasignofam
miscarriage;m
manywomeneexperienceitearlyonin
ouhavespottiingoranyoftheseotherssymptomsanyytimeduringyour
pregnancyy.Butjusttobesafe,ifyo
pregnancyy,talkwithyo
ourdoctor.
ReasonsfforRecurrenttmiscarriage:
SomeReaasonsforRecuurrentPregnaancyLosscan
nbegenetico
orChromosom meproblems,,Hormonal
factors,Problemswith
htheuterus,ImmunesysteemdisordersorUnexplainnedMiscarriagge.Thereis
sometimeesmorethanonereasonfforrecurrentpregnancylosssoinvestiggationsneedttobecomplete.
ofpregnancycanresultinffeelingsofgrief.Formanyy,theemotion
Thelosso nalhealingth
hatfollowsa
pregnancyylosstakeslo hephysicalheealing.Yourfeeelingsofgrieefmaybediffferentfromthose
ongerthanth
ofyourpaartnerandthehealingpro
ocessmaypro ogressatadiffferentspeed
d.
Stillbirths?
Astillbirthh,whichmanyexpertsdeffineasthedeeathofababyyafterthe20thweekofprregnancy,can n
occurbefo oredeliveryo
orduringlabo
orordeliveryy.Itisrareand
doccursinlessthan1%offallbirths.A
stillbirthaalsoissometimesreferreddtoasintrautterinefetaldeeathorantennataldeath.
Whiletheerearesomeknownriskfaactorsforstillbirth(suchasssmoking,higghbloodpresssure,and
diabetes),,thereisnow
waytopredicctwhenstillbiirthwillhappenorwhowiillhaveone,aandthecauseeof
manystillbirthsremain nsunknown.
Thefirstandmostcommonsignofastillbirthisdecreasedmovementinthebaby.Otherpossiblesigns
includepersistentcrampingorstabbingpainsinthepelvis,back,orlowerabdomen,orvaginalbleeding.
Ifyouexperienceanyofthesesymptoms,callyourdoctorimmediately.
Yourdoctorcanuseanultrasoundtodetecttheheartbeatorgiveyouanelectronicfetalnonstresstest,
whichinvolveslyingonyourbackwithelectronicmonitorsattachedtoyourabdomen.Themonitors
recordthebaby'sheartrate,movements,andcontractionsoftheuterus.
Stillbirthiscommon.Itmayaffectanyone.Thereisnowaytopredictwhenstillbirthwillhappenorwho
willexperienceit.Stillbirthoccursinfamiliesofallraces,religions,andincomelevels.
AlwaysrememberthattheRecurrentPregnancyLoss,RecurrentmiscarriageorStillbirthscanbecured
likeanyotherdiseaseanditdoesnotmeanthatyoucannothavefamily.Ifyouhavebeenthroughor
experiencingRecurrentPregnancyLoss,RecurrentmiscarriageorStillbirths,comeshareyour
experienceswithus.
BudgetIVFClinicforeveryone:DeccanFertilityClinic&KeyholeSurgeryCenter
Tel:+912224466633/24449992Fax:+912224444443testtubebabyclinic@gmail.com
http://www.testtubebabyclinic.com/new/services/recpreg.asp
http://ivftreatmentindia.wordpress.com/2010/06/20/recurrentmiscarriage/