WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for April, 2001: Re: 2 miscarriages

Re: 2 miscarriages

From: William D. McIntosh MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 10 Apr 2001 15:33:27 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 10 Apr 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>Hi, I have 3 healthy children, 13, 10, and 6. I have suffered through 2
>consecutive miscarriages one last march at 6 weeks and one last week at 13
>weeks. I had a D&C with the second. My doctor doesn't feel that genetic
>testing is necessary since we have 3 children and had uneventful healthy
>pregnancies. (3 c-sections) My hormone level dropped from 9 to 6.4 during my
>6th week of this last pregnancy and the Dr. started me on 100mg progesterone
>suppositories 2x a day...never testing my levels again. At my 13 week visit
>there was no fetal heartbeat.
>
>I am 39 years old and very eager to find out why this has happened and how to
>naturally regulate my hormone level. Do you know of any diet that may help
>me? I will be seeing a fertility specialist in a month. My doctor feels
>this is unnecessary since miscarriage is not uncommon. May I ask your
>opinion?
>
>Thanks to whoever answers!

1 in 3 pregnancies ends in miscarriage, and while they are undoubtedly a tragedy, the miracle is that any pregnancies go to term, as complicated as it all it. It is also true that the older you are, the more likely you are to miscarry. Your RE should be able to advise you, but it is probably that there is nothing wrong, that you simply the victim of the odds.

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