What is a recurrent miscarriage or recurrent pregnancy loss?
A miscarriage occurs when a pregnancy is not completed for reasons other than abortion. If a woman undergoes a miscarriage at least 2 times before 20 weeks of pregnancy, recurrent miscarriage can be diagnosed. Although about 15% of pregnancies result in miscarriages, less than 5% of pregnant women will experience two consecutive miscarriages, and less than 2% will experience three or more. Recurrent miscarriage causes- A reproductive specialist will examine the patient and demand that they perform tests to identify all possible and probable causes of recurrent pregnancy loss. The Recurrent Miscarriage Causes can be multiple, namely: Age: After 40 years, more than a third of all pregnancies result in a miscarriage, most of them due to embryos carrying an abnormal number of chromosomes. Genetic/chromosomal abnormality: If one or both parents have a genetic or chromosomal abnormality, it could be passed on to the developing embryo and cause pregnancy loss. It is estimated th...