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Q: What causes miscarriage?
asked by: DoctorQuestion on March 21st, 2007
hi doc well as u can see i had 2 pregnancys and both misscaried i misscaried the first at 16 weeks and the second at 12 weeks and both of them because their was no heart beat so my question is should i get any special treatment or get check on something in particular? and my second question is how long should i wait to try to get pregnant again?

thank u for takin the time to answer my questions


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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD
replied on April 5th, 2007
Getting Pregnant Answer A2523
You can’t treat a condition correctly if you don’t have the right diagnosis for that condition. The most common reason for early miscarriage is a chromosomal or genetic defect of the fetus. Both you and your partner can perform genetic examinations because the majority of genetic anomalies are inherited.
Other, less common causes for early miscarriages include: viral infections, irradiation and use of teratogenic medicines during the first trimester of pregnancy.
Rarer causes for early miscarriages include endocrine disorders like polycystic ovaries (PCOS), yellow body failure etc.
You can try getting pregnant whenever you want.



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