WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for October, 2000: Re: 1st pregnancy, 1st loss

Re: 1st pregnancy, 1st loss

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 8 Oct 2000 18:26:29 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sun, 8 Oct 2000, Jan wrote: >
>I lost my first pregnancy. Fetal demise/missed abortion was discovered
>during the 13th week at dr appointment. There was brown spotting
>earlier in pregnacy and an ultra sound scan at 6 weeks showed a normal
>fetal heartbeat. A chromosone study was done on the fetal tissue and
>the results were: normal male. I have no personal history or family
>history of health problems, am of normal height/weight, exercise
>regularly, have a good diet, and do not smoke. There is no family
>history of fertility problems or miscarriage. My husband and I are both
>30. I previously took birth control pills for approximately 10 years
>and had stopped taking the pill for 3 months prior to conceiving.
>Because I did not have a miscarriage due to a wrong chromosone number I
>am wondering what may have caused the death of my baby and I am
>concerned that whatever happened with my failed pregnancy may happen
>again in future pregnancies. Any information would be helpful. I have
>a consultation scheduled with my doctor but that is not for another
>month. Thanks for reading this. Jan

Jan

I am sorry for your loss. You have an ~ 25-30% chance of loosing a pregnancy each time you conceive. The majority of these losses are chromosomal (70%), ~10% are infectious or anatomic and the other 20% are hormonal or medical. Your MD can go over these with you and what to do next. Good Luck

--
William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.

*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.

*These comments are for educational purposes only.  They are
not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified
health care provider.  They are not intended to be the start
of a physician-patient relationship.

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