Missed miscarriage:This is when an embryo dies but no tissue leaves the body. The patient may not even realize that they had a miscarriage until medical tests are done. Incomplete miscarriage:In this condition, an embryo dies, and some fetal tissue is passed but some remain in the womb. Th...
The need for repeat evacuation of retained products of conception: how common is it?Evacuationmiscarriageretained products of conceptionsuction curettageEvacuation of retained products of conception with suction curettage is a widely used method for the management of missed miscarriage, incomplete miscarriage...
During the next few days, any fragmentation will be noted. This is a common occurrence in human embryos, and many beautiful babies have resulted from embryos that presented with fragments. When do you decide the final embryo grade? The next time your embryos will be looked at is on day 5....
Ectopic pregnancy vs. miscarriage A miscarriage is when you abruptly lose a pregnancy before the 20th week. So while an ectopic pregnancy ends in a miscarriage, miscarriages can happen for other reasons likeextra or missing chromosomes. Ectopic Pregnancy Symptoms At first, you may not have any sy...
This is because any alcohol the mother takes is directly absorbed by the baby through the placenta – and the baby's liver isn't developed enough to break down alcohol. Heavy drinking during pregnancy is known to cause miscarriage, stillbirths, low birth weight, and fetal alcohol syndrome, a...
First of all, you need to understand that anxiety associated with the process of childbirth, although it is very common among pregnant women, is not at all as natural and harmless as it may seem. Fear of this process not only hinders the enjoyment of pregnancy itself, spoils the mood of ...
needs. It is typically seen in pregnancy, when someone has an increased requirement for T4 and may benefit from adding extra T4 for the baby’s development. You can learn more about this in my article onpregnancy and Hashimoto’s. Outside of pregnancy, it’s not common to see low T4 an...
Although fear of birth can be common, symptoms and origins of symptoms often vary between individuals, making it difficult for healthcare providers to have standardized diagnostic and treatment methods. It has been associated with symptoms of anxiety and depression, adverse birth ou...
But how hard, in that week of miscarriage, I struggled. How much I felt like a horrible mom to that baby I lost and how hard it was to even want to try again? I looked down at my phone alarm reminding me of a meeting this morning juxtaposed to a school volunteer moment, get-a-...
(also called a spontaneous abortion) if your bleeding and cramping have slowed down and the uterus appears to be empty based on ultrasound evaluation. This means you have lost the pregnancy. The causes of this are the same as those for a threatened miscarriage. This is the most common cause...