Question 1

what is a miscarriage?

Accepted Answer

Pregnancy loss: Most typically mean a loss of living pregnancy during the first or second trimester. Some also consider a stillbirth in the 3rd trimester a miscarriage.Sometimes the body expels the entire pregnancy with bleeding, at other times the fetus remains in the uterus and is only detected by ultrasound or absence of the fetal heart tones. Consult your md if you have these signs.

Question 2

what causes miscarriage?

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Many causes: Most early miscarriages are due to chromosomal defects in the fetus. See this site of a longer list of the causes.
http://www.webmd.com/infertility-and-reproduction/guide/pregnancy-miscarriage.

Question 3

how do i cause a miscarriage?

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It would be very: Dangerous to try to cause your own abortion. Recommend that you consult with your physician, your gynecologist or a family planning clinic to learn all of your options.

Question 4

what are miscarriage symptoms?

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Miscarriage: Symptoms of miscarriage can include vaginal bleeding, abdominal pain, pelvic cramps & back discomfort.

Question 5

what will cause a miscarriage?

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Many reasons: There are many reasons for a miscarriage but the most common one is that there is a problem with the chromosomes of the fetus. These are very common, have nothing to do with anything you are doing, and the miscarriage is natures way of preventing these abnormal pregnancies from continuing. If you don't have multiple miscarriages, then no testing is necessary.

Question 6

could shock cause a miscarriage?

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Miscarriage: The most common cause of miscarriage is a chromosomally abnormal fetus. If the mother had profound cardiovascular shock and nearly died, a miscarriage might occur. But it is very hard to lose a normal pregnancy it that way. "shock" meaning a psychological stress does not cause a miscarriage.

Question 7

how to deal with my miscarriage?

Accepted Answer

Many: Lack of Progesterone
Use Metformin if possible Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Uterine malformation

Question 8

what actions cause a miscarriage?

Accepted Answer

Some: mostly, miscarriages happen for reasons beyond your control. However, modifiable risk factors such as smoking, alcohol use, drug abuse (cocaine etc), can lead to miscarriage. Trauma is another possibility.

Question 9

after miscarriage what must i do?

Accepted Answer

Contact your doc: You need to be evaluated to verify the MC and be sure your womb does not have retained material that could make you very sick. Please contact your doc within 24 hrs for guidance in their procedures.

Question 10

what's my chance of a miscarriage?

Accepted Answer

Miscarriage: Overall, 10-25% of all pregnancies end up in a miscarriage (which generally means that the pregnancy ends in the first 20 weeks). Most of the miscarriage happens in the first 13 weeks.

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