Table of contents:
- What causes early miscarriage?
- How do I know if I had an early miscarriage?
- What can happen after a miscarriage?
Unfortunately, early miscarriage is an alias early miscarriage is a very common thing. In fact, most of the time, miscarriages occur before you know you are pregnant. This occurs when about half of the fertilized eggs are lost in the early days of pregnancy, even before a pregnancy test is done.
After a positive result on a pregnancy test, about 10% -20% of pregnancies end in miscarriage. Miscarriage generally occurs in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
A miscarriage at any stage of pregnancy can cause in shock and feelings of loss, even though the miscarriage occurred in the early stages of pregnancy, you can still grieve and cry over your loss.
What causes early miscarriage?
Early miscarriages usually occur because the embryo is not developing properly. Chromosome problems are another common cause. This problem usually occurs without a specific cause and rarely occurs again.
To develop properly, babies need a normal number of chromosomes, 23 from the mother and 23 from the father. Chromosomal abnormalities, such as too many or few chromosomes, or changes in chromosome structure, can hinder a baby's development. In that case, the pregnancy will stop at the embryonic stage.
It is estimated that up to 95% of pregnancies with chromosomal abnormalities end in miscarriage.
How do I know if I had an early miscarriage?
Common signs and symptoms of miscarriage are vaginal bleeding and abdominal cramps such as menstruation. Bleeding can vary from mild to severe, possibly with blood clots, and can come and go for several days.
Sometimes, the symptoms subside and the pregnancy continues. This condition is called threatened miscarriage or threat of miscarriage. There is some evidence that treatment with progesterone can stop the threat of miscarriage from occurring. You can ask your doctor about progesterone treatments. However, if a miscarriage will occur, it will still continue.
If you experience bleeding or pain early in your pregnancy, call your doctor or early pregnancy unit. Our article will give a lot of advice and what you should do about miscarriage.
Some of the early miscarriages can only be detected through scan pregnancy routine. Scan can indicate an empty embryo sac. This is called missed miscarriage or silent miscarriage, aka a silent miscarriage. You may not be aware this has happened and what causes it in shock, or you've experienced some symptoms that worry you.
What can happen after a miscarriage?
In most cases, a woman's body will process the miscarriage naturally, so you don't need further treatment.
The bleeding will subside in 1 week to 10 days, and will stop completely after 2 or 3 weeks. You can rest at home with painkillers and warm water, and most importantly, someone to calm and care for you.
Your doctor may ask you to do a pregnancy test after the miscarriage, to make sure the pregnancy has stopped.
Depending on the stage of pregnancy and your symptoms, you will be asked to visit your doctor two weeks after the miscarriage occurred. This is useful for checking whether your body is recovering properly or not.
If the bleeding does not improve or does not stop after 2 weeks or more, you will be given special attention by your doctor. Bleeding can mean there is still pregnancy tissue in the uterus. This thing is called incomplete miscarriage or an incomplete miscarriage, requiring treatment. The doctor will suggest the following:
- Expectant management: bleeding is allowed for 1 week without treatment, as long as there is no infection.
- Medical management: the doctor will give drugs to help resolve the miscarriage.
- Surgical management: the doctor will perform a minor operation to solve the miscarriage, also called Surgical Management of Miscarriage (SMM).
With medical management, You will be given a tablet to drink or pessary to be placed in the vagina. Bleeding after medical management it could happen with a lot and it takes longer to stop. This means you don't need to have surgery, but you will need to stay in the hospital for some time after treatment.
The QMS lasts for a few minutes and you will quickly recover. The procedure is usually performed while you are unconscious, under general anesthesia.
Several hospitals offer options surgical management with local anesthetic. This procedure is called Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA).
One of the advantages surgical management is bleeding stops sooner, which can alleviate your suffering. It also means that you don't have to come to the hospital as often for further treatment. The QMS works very well and usually does not require further treatment. Your doctor will recommend an SMM if you experience heavy bleeding or signs of infection.
The decision to choose treatment is a personal one. Some women choose the natural way and do the next treatment. Some other women choose to finish as soon as possible.
The doctor will explain all the options so that you can understand what you have to do. You will have the same opportunity to have a healthy pregnancy in the future, no matter what choice you make.
Unless you need emergency treatment, your doctor will give you time to choose. To help you choose, your doctor will suggest one of the options that he thinks is best for you.
Serious medical problems are usually not a factor in the initial miscarriage. Most likely, your next pregnancy will be successful. For this reason, you probably don't need to see a doctor further, unless you have had 3 initial miscarriages in a row.
