Articles of category "Recurrent miscarriage"

Recurrent miscarriage is explained as three or more miscarriages of a fetus before twenty weeks of gestation (that is to say, earlier than the fetus can live outside the womb). Also described as spontaneous abortion, miscarriage takes place in 15-20% of every conception. Most all of miscarriages crop up within the first three months of pregnancy. The amount of prior miscarriages does not have an effect on succeeding full-term pregnancies.

Recurrent miscarriage is a serious problem that needs appropriate treatment. There are several different causes of miscarriage (pregnancy loss). One reason is infection agents like Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum. Today many institutes perform special studies with these bacteria to determine major mechanisms of their activity and thus find a method to prevent pregnancy loss.