Risk of early miscarriage

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anonymous2013
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by anonymous2013 on Sun Mar 10, 2013 8:23 pm

Risk of early miscarriage

Hi, I've read very different statistics on the risk of miscarriage before 12 weeks. Please could you confirm the risk of miscarriage/threatened abortion between 7 and 12 weeks? Thank you!

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Mr. Hugh Byrne, MRCOG
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by Mr. Hugh Byrne, MRCOG on Mon Mar 11, 2013 11:43 pm

Re: Risk of early miscarriage

The risk of miscarriage is 1 in 5 before 12-14 weeks
Following a reassuring scan result, this risk falls to about 1:20
If you are worried, ask for a referall to an early pregnancy unit for a scan, which will show the heartbeat at around 6 weeks
Mr Hugh Byrne
Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
St Georges Hospital

http://www.talkhealthpartnership.com/online_clinics/experts/mr_hugh_byrne.php

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by anonymous2013 on Tue Mar 12, 2013 2:22 pm

Re: Risk of early miscarriage

Ok, thanks

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