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A 27-year-old female asked:

The cause of my first pregnancy miscarriage seemed to b a bleed sac above my baby at 6 1/2 weeks.is there anything i can do to prevent this next time.

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Dr. Rebecca Gliksmananswered

Internal Medicine 40 years experience

Miscarriage at 6 wks: Seek medical attention from a high risk pregnancy specialist. You may need progesterone suppositories in early pregnancy to maintain the pregnancy or there can be clotting abnormalities that are subtle (factor XI) or may have anticardiolipin/antiphospholipid antibodies.

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