Can medical conditions increas...

[Jenny012]

Can medical conditions increase the risk of repeated miscarriages?What are my chances of having a successful pregnancy if I have repeated miscarriages and no cause is

found?How common is it that a cause for repeated miscarriages cannot be identified?

[sili009]

Women who have certain medical conditions may have an increased risk of repeated miscarriages.

Antiphospholipid

syndrome (APS)

is an

autoimmune disorder

in which a person’s immune system mistakenly makes

antibodies

to certain

substances involved in normal blood clotting. APS is associated with repeated miscarriages and fetal deaths. Another

disease that can lead to miscarriage is

diabetes

mellitus

. In this disease, high levels of a sugar called

glucose

are present

in the blood. Women with diabetes, especially those in whom the disease is poorly controlled, have an increased risk of

pregnancy loss. Women with a condition called

polycystic

ovary

syndrome

also have an increased risk of miscarriage. Adhesions:

Scarring that binds together the surfaces of tissues.

Antibodies:

Proteins in the blood produced in reaction to foreign substances, such as bacteria and viruses that cause

infection.

Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS):

A disorder in which proteins called antibodies are mistakenly made against

certain substances in the blood involved in normal blood clotting. It can lead to abnormal blood clotting and pregnancy

complications, including pregnancy loss.

Autoimmune Disorder:

A condition in which the body attacks its own tissues.

Chromosomes:

Structures that are located inside each cell in the body and contain the genes that determine a person’s

physical makeup.

Congenital:

A condition that is present in a person from birth.

Diabetes Mellitus:

A condition in which the levels of sugar in the blood are too high.

Eggs:

The female reproductive cells produced in and released from the ovaries; also called the ova.

Embryo:

The developing organism from the time it implants in the uterus up to 8 completed weeks of pregnancy.

Fertilization:

Joining of the egg and sperm.

Glucose:

A sugar that is present in the blood and is the body’s main source of fuel.

In Vitro Fertilization:

A procedure in which an egg is removed from a woman’s ovary, fertilized in a dish in a laboratory with

the man’s sperm, and then transferred to the woman’s uterus to achieve a pregnancy.

Pelvic Exam:

A physical examination of a woman’s reproductive organs.

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome:

A condition characterized by two or three of the following criteria: the presence of growths

called cysts on the ovaries, irregular menstrual periods, and an increase in the levels of certain hormones.

Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis:

A type of genetic testing that can be done during in vitro fertilization. Tests are

performed on the fertilized egg before it is transferred to the uterus.

Recurrent Pregnancy Loss:

Two or more pregnancy losses.

Sperm:

The male sex cell produced in the testes that can fertilize a female egg.

Translocation:

An error in chromosome structure in which one part of a chromosome is transferred to another chromosome.

Uterus:

A muscular organ located in the female pelvis that contains and nourishes the developing fetus during pregnancy.In 50–75% of women with repeated miscarriages, no cause can be found for the pregnancy loss. There may be clues about

what the problem is, but there is no sure answer.

i hope it will help you

take care

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Hi Jenny, have you had recurrent miscarriage tests done?x

[JessicaJ]

Hi Jenny

Dear It totally depends on which type of medical condition one suffers . There effects , symptoms etc it completely based on that .