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UK scientists studying women with a history of unexplained recurrent miscarriage found that the risk of a further miscarriage for obese women was significantly higher than that of normal weight women.

They recommended counselling should be given to pregnant women who are obese to help them understand the benefit that weight loss may have on pregnancy outcome, but other experts urge caution because there are also risks associated with losing weight during pregnancy.

The links between miscarriage and maternal obesity have been well studied and established, but this is the first study to look at recurrent miscarriages for which there is no explanation, said the authors.

For the study, clinical nurse specialist at the hospital, Winnie Lo, and colleagues, examined 398 women who had been attending the hospital with their partners for unexplained miscarriages between 1996 and 2006.

They then followed them on their next pregnancy and also put them into four groups depending on their Body Mass Index (BMI).

When they analysed the data they adjusted the results for potential confounders like age, a well know risk factor for miscarriage.

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Have you ever been told that you are not pregnant, even though you have an egg in your uterus?

If at all this is the case, then you can feel a bit confused and depressed with the condition.

This particular condition of miscarriage is commonly known as blighted ovum and it can mainly happen when a fertilized egg attaches itself to uterine walls.

A blighted ovum usually takes place in your first trimester, before you know that you are pregnant. It is the most common cause for early pregnancy loss in women.

Blighted ovum possibly takes place when a full fertilized egg, which has already developed placenta and membrane, sticks to the walls of your uterus and hence there will not be any growth of embryo in your womb.

This kind of miscarriage usually takes place in those women who normally experience chromosomal abnormalities with their fertilized egg.

What can happen when you have blighted ovum?

With this condition of blighted ovum, you can miss a period and can also have a positive result in your pregnancy test. This is mainly due to the reason that the placenta developed by the fertilized egg typically secretes a pregnancy hormone called human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG).

Miscarriage is natural ending of pregnancy before the fetus has developed to survive outside the uterus.

In general, a miscarriage occurs when the fetus and the placenta stop developing.

A miscarriage that occurs naturally before the first 20 weeks of pregnancy is known as spontaneous abortion or pregnancy loss.

The possibility of having miscarriage increases as you age. Moreover, early miscarriages are so common that about 10-20% of all pregnancies lead to miscarriage within first twelve weeks of pregnancy.

The early miscarriage signs can differ from one woman to another. In some cases, you may develop early miscarriage signs and lose your pregnancy without knowing that you are pregnant.

Vaginal bleeding is the first early miscarriage sign. However, vaginal bleeding during pregnancy is so common that only 50% of all pregnancies lead to miscarriage.

If you have late period and experience a vaginal bleeding that is heavy with blood clots, then it is a sign of early miscarriage and need to inform your doctor right away about the condition.

Spotting doesn’t always indicate a sign of miscarriage. However, spotting in early stages of pregnancy is common but if it is moderate to heavy bleeding (brown or bright red) with or without pain, you can consider it as an early miscarriage sign.

A miscarriage is the loss of the embryo before twenty weeks of pregnancy.

It is a terrible shock that occurs in one out of every five pregnancies.

When you fear that your pregnancy is at risk for a miscarriage, then here are some miscarriage signs that you need to be aware of.

In general, there will be no sign if you miscarry in the first ten weeks of your pregnancy.

However, there are certain miscarriage signs indicating that something is wrong.

The most common signs are vaginal bleeding and cramping. Vaginal bleeding may be light or heavy, constant or irregular. Bleeding with pain is a sign that is more expected to the occurrence of miscarriage.

However, some cramping is quite common in early pregnancy. It is not certain that bleeding and cramping during pregnancy leads to miscarriage but there is a possibility.

There are many women who experience bleeding in their first trimester and go on to healthy pregnancies. However, it is highly recommended to consult your doctor immediately if you find any miscarriage sign.

Also remember that there are several miscarriage signs that are not always a sign of miscarriage such as spotting and vaginal bleeding, which are normal occurrence during pregnancy.

Miscarriage is the natural occurrence of pregnancy loss before the first 20 weeks.

It is also known as spontaneous abortion. It is found that miscarriage affects one out of every four pregnant women.

The chances of having miscarriage increases as you grow older. You have 15% changes of having miscarriage at the age of 20-29.

It rises to twenty eight percent at the age of forty. It is found that the period of 6-8 weeks pregnancy is dangerous and prone to miscarriage.

Most of the miscarriage occurs with the separation of the fetus and placenta from the uterus wall. Generally, you exhibit no miscarriage symptoms if loss of pregnancy occurs in the first ten weeks.

However, there are miscarriage symptoms that you need to know about. Remember that the miscarriage symptoms differ from one female to another.

Vaginal bleeding is the first miscarriage symptom associated with spontaneous abortion. Vaginal bleeding refers to the bleeding in or from the vagina. The vaginal bleeding may be heavy or light, regular or irregular.

It is to be noted that vaginal bleeding within the first twelve weeks is a normal occurrence during pregnancy. However, if you experience a change or increase in the amount of your vaginal bleeding, then consider it as a miscarriage symptom.

Miscarriage cause needs to be identified in order to have proper treatment.

However, there are several different miscarriage causes that have been identified.

The most common miscarriage cause is fetal chromosomal abnormalities, which affects more than 50% of all early pregnancies.

The reason for this is may be abnormalities in the egg, sperm or both.

There are two types of chromosomal abnormalities: numerical and structural. The most common chromosomal abnormalities are:

Trisomy: It is a type of chromosomal abnormality where there will be three chromosomes of one type rather than normal pair. This results in an embryo with 47 chromosomes instead of 46 and will either abort, or develop into a baby with congenital abnormalities. It is more common as reproductive age increases and the abnormalities are not very likely to recur.

Monosomy: In this type, you will notice missing of one chromosome. This condition is called Turner’s syndrome where pregnancies will carry on with only one X chromosome.

Polyploidy In this type, one or more additional set of chromosomes is present, which results in the fertilization of an egg with more than one sperm.

Miscarriage, also known as a spontaneous abortion, is a natural occurrence of expulsion of a nonviable fetus and placenta from the uterus before the baby has the ability to survive outside of the uterus.

It affects one out of every four women. It is generally caused by a chromosomal or genetic abnormality in the baby.

It is estimated that almost every woman experiences at least one miscarriage in her reproduction age.

It is also found that about half of all pregnancies lead to spontaneous abortions.

The Recent studies shown that most women who undergo miscarriage will have healthy pregnancies later on. Only 1 to 2 % of women experience more than one spontaneous abortion successively.

Miscarriage is the loss of pregnancy before twenty-four weeks. The highest risk period for spontaneous abortion is between 4-6 weeks. Once you reach 8 or 9 weeks of your pregnancy (where the baby’s heartbeat is observed on the scan), there will be only 4-5% chances of having loss of pregnancy.

The possibility of miscarriage completely depends upon the speed of heartbeat. It should be 120-160 beats per minute. The possibility of spontaneous abortion then reduces to 5-8% and gradually decreases as weeks pass on.