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Latest post Thu, May 10 2007 6:23 PM by Rita_malicia. 6 replies.
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hitchhiker
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Wed, 02 Apr 03 06:24 PM
Dealing with repeated miscarriages is one of the many distressing situations that a doctor has to deal with in his professional life. A miscarriage can be triggered by a whole host of factors. The most common ones are anatomical and genetic abnormalities but there are others.
For example, smoking increases the risk and diseases are also associated with miscarriages. These include thyroid trouble, diabetes and a wide range of infections, from German measles (rubella), mumps, influenza, listeriosis and toxoplasmosis to herpes and malaria.
Factors in repeated miscarriages are more likely to be hormonal imbalance or an abnormality of the womb. The uterus may have two horns instead of one cavity and there is less room for baby to grow.
Previous womb infections or PID - pelvic inflammatory disease, where the genital organs are damaged and scarred, can also be a cause.
Babies in the wrong place - in the confined space of a Fallopian tube, which normally conducts the egg from the ovary to the uterus - miscarry around six to ten weeks. This is an ectopic pregnancy. One in 140 pregnancies are ectopic and are more common in women over the age of 30.
But there are also many myths about recurrent miscarriages. One is that a backwards-pointing womb, or retroverted uterus, causes abortions. It definitely doesn't. Sexual intercourse doesn't either, nor an examination by your doctor.
Miscarriages are traumatic events and in cases of recurrent miscarriages, I suggest a low-key approach. Don't tell anyone but your doctor at first. Let your partner into the secret later at an opportune moment and rest as much as possible.
Get a scan after six weeks as this will show if baby is developing and in the right place. Your doctor can arrange this.
When you've got to the magic 12 weeks or later, when miscarriages are less likely to happen, then you can let everyone in on your happy news.
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Anonymous,
2 yr 193 days ago
You are right, it realy is quite stressful but how soon do you think one should tell one's partner? Do you think there is an alternative remedy to a retroverted womb apart from surgery?
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Feebs11
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Sat, 05 May 07 12:41 AM
Hitchhiker, it looks fine to me - spelling all ok and text well-presented.
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Doll
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Sun, 06 May 07 10:38 AM
Hello Hitchiker ,
May I ask you a question? Is it true that fake(I dont know whether the adjective is true or not) parfumes and the feathers of some animals may cause miscarriages? And there is one more thng I want to ask. Here it is generally accepted that if it is your first pregnancy you are more susceptible to miscarriage.Is it true?
Thanks in advance.
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Rita_malicia
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Wed, 09 May 07 05:50 PM
personnaly i do not exactly know what is the meaning of Miscarriages!! can u explain it for me hitchhiker? i mean more clearly,
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Doll
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Thu, 10 May 07 12:38 PM
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miscarriage:
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the expulsion of a fetus before it is viable, esp. between the third and seventh months of pregnancy; spontaneousabortion. Compare abortion (def. 1). | www.dictionary.com
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