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You've Had a Miscarriage

10 Steps to Reduce the Risk of Miscarrying Again

By Dr. Henry Lerner, OB/GYN

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By learning more about the causes of miscarriages, you will come to understand that some miscarriages are caused by specific, potentially correctable medical problems. You will learn that many of these problems can be treated with excellent results. You will be able to determine when medical testing following a miscarriage is reasonable and when it would be a waste of your time, money and energy.

What are some of these "changes" you can make to reduce your risk of having a miscarriage the next time you conceive?

  1. Get to know more about your family medical and genetic history. Learn what conditions, if any, run in your family.
  2. Make sure you are immunized against communicable diseases such as German measles and chickenpox.
  3. Avoid exposure to infectious diseases such as Lyme disease, toxoplasmosis (contact with cat litter boxes, eating raw meat) and cytomegalovirus.
  4. If you have had several miscarriages, have yourself checked for the possibility that there are anatomic abnormalities in your uterus or other reproductive organs.
  5. Similarly, if you have had several miscarriages, make sure that your body is making sufficient levels of reproductive hormones to be ale to sustain an early pregnancy.

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