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Q: Bleeding and Miscarriage Statistics during the First Trimest

asked by: DoctorQuestion on January 28th, 2006

i am about 9 weeks pregnant, 2 weeks ago i had a really heavy bleed and went to the hospital i had a scan and they said every thing seemed fine,
friday night the same thing happend again it was just like some one had a baloon full of water and poped it, i had no indecation i was bleeding at all i then passed a large blood clot, this didnt happen two weeks ago i dont know weather i am having a misscarage ???

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on February 9th, 2006

Pregnancy Answer A305

Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy should be taken seriously because of possible miscarriage. Vaginal bleeding doesn’t always mean miscarriage. About 20% of all pregnant women experience bleeding during their first trimester of pregnancy; only half of them will miscarry. If the embryo is alive you have a 90% chance of keeping the pregnancy. You can proceed to your gynecologist to request an ultrasound confirmation of the fetus' health.

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