Re: Why miscarriage after seeing heartbeat?

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At Mon, 1 May 2000, abaxter wrote: >
>I'm still doing a lot of research about miscarriage following my own,
>which occurred 1 month ago. I was at 9 weeks and had seen the hearbeat
>3x. I really appreciate the responses by the physicians who so kindly
>tolerate these endless, fretful questions!
>
>I've read a few times that chances for miscarriage after seeing the
>heartbeat decline to around 5% or so. I find it hard to believe that I
>fell into the unlucky 5%! What factors might account for miscarriages
>that occur when there is a heartbeat? Is it pretty *unlikely* that
>progesterone played a role since I was on supplements for the previous 3
>weeks and had seen the strong heartbeat?
>
>Sorry to keep after this topic, but this statistic disturbs me, and I'd
>like to know as much as possible. Seems like everyone else who
>miscarries at 9 weeks had a blighted ovum or no heartbeat. My dr
>offered to do testing on the fetus (in sac) that I brought in to the
>office, but it was mishandled and lost, confused with another patient's
>specimen (unbelievable, I know). It was our first pg, so I know they
>normally wouldn't test anyway.
>
>I hope this is my last question on on this topic. . thanks again.
>
>acb

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