Recurrent miscarriage
বারবার গর্ভপাত
Common Symptoms
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⚠️ This symptom list is for educational purposes. Having these symptoms does not mean you have this condition. See a doctor for proper diagnosis.
Medicines Commonly Used
⚠️ These medicines are commonly used for confirmed diagnoses of this condition. This is NOT a recommendation or prescription. Treatment must be determined by your doctor.
No medicines have been linked to this condition yet.
Recurrent miscarriage means you've had 3 or more early miscarriages.
That number is the total of early miscarriages you've had. It doesn't matter if you had a successful pregnancy in between. The miscarriages also don't have to happen one after the other.
Read more: Early miscarriage
Causes of recurrent miscarriage
Most of the time, there's no clear reason why a miscarriage happens. It's unlikely that anything you did or didn't do caused it.
Tests and investigations
If you've had 3 or more miscarriages, you may be offered tests to find out more. These can help doctors understand why you're having recurrent miscarriage.
The tests you may be offered can include:
- 2 blood tests for antiphospholipid syndrome
- a blood test to check your thyroid function
- a test for diabetes
- tests for PCOS and prolactin imbalance
- a scan of your uterus to check its shape
You and your partner may also be offered genetic tests. These can check for inherited chromosomal conditions.
You may not be offered all of these tests. Your doctor will advise which ones are right for your situation.
It's not always possible to work out exactly what is going wrong. Most often, doctors can't find a specific reason for the losses.
It can be hard to hear that your recurrent miscarriages are unexplained. You may feel hopeless, especially if there's nothing to treat or change the next time you try.
Most people who have had 3 unexplained miscarriages do go on to have a healthy pregnancy.
Your feelings and emotions
Recurrent miscarriage can feel very hard to bear, and you and your partner may be struggling with difficult feelings.
Along with grief and sadness, you may feel:
- frustration, especially if you cannot find out why you're having recurrent miscarriages
- guilt, even though it's unlikely that something you did caused your miscarriages
- isolation, if you feel alone
- jealousy, particularly if you're in contact with other people who are pregnant or have babies
It's important not to isolate yourself, but sometimes it helps to see less of the people who set off these feelings. If your relationship with them is strong, you may even be able to explain how you feel. If they're people you follow on social media, it may help to stay away from social media for a while.
Everyone's experience of recurrent miscarriage is different, and yours is unique to you, your partner and your family. There's no right or wrong way to feel.
Depression
Some people develop clinical depression after losing a pregnancy. If you're having recurrent miscarriages, you'll go through a great deal of grief, and that can make depression hard to recognise.
When people are grieving, their feelings of sadness and loss usually come and go. They can still enjoy things and look forward to the future.
Clinical depression is different. People who have it feel sad all the time. They find it hard to enjoy anything or to feel positive about the future.
See a doctor if you or your partner are:
Contact a doctor if you or your partner are:
- struggling to cope after losing a pregnancy
- showing signs of post-traumatic stress disorder
- showing signs of perinatal obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
A doctor can help you get the right treatment and support. You can also read more about identifying, treating and managing mental health disorders.
Read more: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) · Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)