Miscarriage Symptoms, Causes, Treatment and Prevention
4 min readWritten by Pradeep
Experiencing motherhood is a blessing for women, but this excitement and happiness will convert into anguish and agony when an expecting woman faces a miscarriage. Miscarriage is spontaneous termination of pregnancy without any effort before the 20th week. According to the research of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), miscarriage is the most prevalent type of pregnancy loss. It is important to understand the miscarriage symptoms.
There are many factors that trigger miscarriage. Some women experience recurrent miscarriages. In that case, it is important to find the root cause and treat it. This article sheds some light on the causes and signs of miscarriage and ways to prevent it.
In This Article
- What is a Miscarriage?
- Signs and Symptoms of a Miscarriage
- What Causes Miscarriage?
- Different Types of Miscarriage
- Treatments For Miscarriage
- How to Prevent Miscarriage?
What is a Miscarriage?
Miscarriage is a term that refers to a pregnancy that annuls on its own before the 20th week of pregnancy. This is an accident that arises naturally without any medical abortion or surgical abortions. As per the studies were done by March of Dimes, 50% of pregnancies abolish because of miscarriage. Out of them, some occur before the realization of the woman that she is pregnant.
Signs and Symptoms of a Miscarriage
The major signs and symptoms of Miscarriage are:
- Brown or bright red Vaginal Bleeding
- Pelvic Pain
- Severe Cramps
- Fever
- Abdominal Pain
- Weakness
- Back Pain
- Weight Loss
- White, pink mucus
- Tissue with clots
What Causes Miscarriage?
Miscarriages are caused due to various factors like:
1. Chromosomal Disabilities
This is not related to the mother or father; this is a problem that halts the development of the fetus and causes miscarriage. This happens mainly in the first trimester.
2. Possibilities Trimester Wise
Possibilities of a Miscarriage Happening in the First Trimester are:
- Drug and Alcohol abuse
- Hormone Problems
- Smoking
- Excessive caffeine
- Maternal Age
- Maternal Trauma
- Malnutrition
- Obesity
- Problem with mother’s reproductive organ
- Infection
- Obesity
- Exposure to environmental toxins
- Uncontrolled diabetes
Possibilities of Miscarriage in the Second Trimester are:
- Unmanaged
- High blood pressure
- Lupus
- Kidney disease
- Thyroid problems
- Rubella
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV), Bacterial Vaginosis (BV), Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
- Sexually transmitted infections like HIV, Chlamydia, Syphilis, and Gonorrhoea
- Malaria
- Food poisoning
- Fibroids
- Womb structure problems
- Weakened cervix
The risk of miscarriage is higher in women of older age. Women under the age of 35 years have a 15% chance. Women between the age of 35-45 yrs have 20-35% chances and Women more than the age of 45 years has a 50% chance. Apart from this, a woman who has had previous records of miscarriage has a higher risk of miscarriage.
[Read : Blighted Ovum (Early Pregnancy Failure)]
Different Types of Miscarriage
In this type of miscarriage, the fertilized egg embeds barring uterus, mostly implants in the Fallopian tube. This situation requires immediate treatment otherwise could end in severe maternal complications.
1. Blighted Ovum
A fertilized egg placed itself into the uterine wall, but does not start fetal development, this miscarriage is also known as embryonic pregnancy.
2. Complete Miscarriage
In Complete miscarriage, the embryo has completely come out of the uterus and causes too much bleeding. This miscarriage can be settled by surgical curettage or ultrasound.
[Read : Everything About Molar Pregnancy]
3. Molar Pregnancy
During this pregnancy, the fertilized egg implants in the uterus develop their growth into a mole or a cyst rather than the normal embryo.
4. Inevitable or Incomplete Miscarriage
In Inevitable miscarriage, the tissue of pregnancy remains in the uterus, but the bleeding and back pain has begun. It is also known as an incomplete miscarriage.
5. Missed Miscarriage
It happens when women do not know about their pregnancy.
6. Recurrent Miscarriage(RM)
The situation when three or more consecutive miscarriages occur in the first trimester. This can affect 1% of couples trying to conceive.
[Read : Recurrent Miscarriage]
7. Threatened Miscarriage
In a threatened miscarriage, bleeding and abdominal pain occur, but the pregnancy continues.
Treatments For Miscarriage
The main treatment for miscarriage is:
- To prevent hemorrhaging or infection.
- Dilation & Curettage (D&C) is the surgical method to stop bleeding and prevent infection
- Consult your gynecologist in case of bleeding and abdominal pain for better consultation.
How to Prevent Miscarriage?
Healthy living and a healthy atmosphere is the main concept to prevent miscarriage.
- Regular exercise
- Eat healthy food
- Never take the stress
- Take folic acid daily
- Do not smoke or drink alcohol
- Detect and treat your disease before pregnancy
- Avoid things like x-rays, caffeine intake, recreational drugs, and infectious diseases.
- Immediately contact your doctor in case of any signs and symptoms of any prenatal issues.
Pradeep,
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