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Q: When Does the Risk of Miscarriage Reduce?

asked by: cinnyclove on January 9th, 2006

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I'm currently 8 weeks pregnant/ 6 weeks from conception (not sure why the calendar adds 2 weeks, but, whatever...). Someone told me that your chances of miscarriage greatly reduces after 8 weeks. Is this true? And if so, is it 8 weeks from conception or 8 weeks according to the 2 weeks calendar? Does anyone know? It's my first pregnancy and i'm not exactly dialed into the process yet...

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impatientlywaiting

replied on January 9th, 2006

Experienced User

After you first trimester (or first three months) your chances of miscarriage are reduced by 65%.

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