Why Me? The Causes of Miscarriage
No one expects a miscarriage. Even if you weren’t planning on having a baby, a miscarriage can be devastating. If you’ve been trying to get pregnant for a while, it can be world-crushing.
To make matters worse, it’s not always certain what causes a miscarriage. There are many possible factors, but in the end it’s not always something that’s easily identifiable.
Age
One of the biggest risk factors for miscarriage, of course, is age. Miscarriage is most common in women over 35. As a woman ages, her chances of having a miscarriage continue to increase, as well. It’s not a guarantee that older women will always miscarry, and in fact most pregnancies after the age of 35 don’t miscarry. That’s just the age at which the risk tends to significantly increase.
Multiple Pregnancy
Another common risk factor is a multiple pregnancy. In some cases, one fetus may survive aver the other miscarries. Depending on when it happens during pregnancy, the mother may not even know.
Chromosomal Issues
Perhaps the most common cause of miscarriage, however, is a chromosomal abnormality. In fact, more than half of all miscarriages that happen during the first trimester have chromosomal abnormalities. A miscarriage in this case is nature’s way of eliminating a pregnancy in which the child would not be able to survive. These chromosomal issues aren’t usually caused by the parents genes, althoug that can be a factor.
Hormone Imbalance
Some women’s bodies don’t make enough progesterone. Progesterone helps to prepare the lining of the uterus to be able to nourish the egg. If the lining can’t support the egg, a miscarriage will occur. If a woman has a known progesterone deficiency, however, progesterone supplements can be administered.
Cervical or Uterine Abnormality
If there’s something physically wrong with either the uterus or the cervix, it can cause a miscarriage. Fibroids, for example, can cause a problem. A weak cervix can weaken early, and relase the fetus. Around 15 percent of all repeated miscarriage can be traced to an abnormality with the uterus or with the cervix, in fact.
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That same thing happend to me. Ive since than though had a miscarriage that I knew was a miscarriage. I was 12 weeks along and getting excited about everything. becuase it wasn’t planned, i was just getting adjusted to the fact that i was going to have a baby. I had’nt thought of it much until after i had my miscarriage…and everything you said is what i went through during my miscarriage. its awful iknow! i think i had one before this one and didnt know it. You can actually have miscarriages so early on in the preg. that you wont realize it. its so small you’d pry just think it was a period. but it sounds like yours was a miscarriage. Anyway ever since i had that miscarriage which was actually a month before you wrote this…it was april 10…me and my husband have been trying to get preg. and it seems to me like everyone around me is preg. and has been gettin preg left and right. here i am trying so hard and getting no results. im so frustrated and upset. I want a baby now….Im still not over my miscarriage…:-( I think about it alot…..anyway sorry to drone on. hope this helped. thanks
Goodluck
I think I might have had a miscarriage a couple years ago. I have been trying to get pregnant so now I think it might have been possible but then I didn’t think anything of it. I thought that it was just my period being out of whack. I was at work one day and a resident that a co-worker and I were transferring had started to fall and I fell back on her bed and she fell on my stomach. The next day I had started bleeding really bad and passing alot of blood clots and big ones at that. I also was having a lot of pain in my lower back and my abdomen. Is it possible that I could have had a miscarriage?