Does a miscarriage affect the ability to conceive again?

Whether or not a miscarriage affects your ability to conceive in the future depends on the reason you lost the pregnancy. Obstetrician and gynecologist Evelyn Minaya, MD, discusses trouble conceiving after a miscarriage.

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For example, there are people that are more at an increased risk for having clots, that they make microscopic clots,

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and that affects the placenta. Unfortunately, they are at an increased risk of miscarrying again. [UPBEAT MUSIC]

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A miscarriage doesn't necessarily affect your ability to become pregnant again, but it does depend on the reason.

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For example, if it is a chromosomal abnormality, which, by the way, 75% of pregnancies do end up as doing that, believe it or not,

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your risk does not increase just like any other ordinary person. However, if you have any blood problems-- for example,

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there are people that are more at an increased risk for having clots, that they make microscopic clots, and that affects the placenta.

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Unfortunately, they are at an increased risk of miscarrying again. Chronic diseases, just as diabetes and high blood

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pressure, also can lead to miscarriages. And that's something that, unfortunately, you can get better but might not decrease necessarily

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your incidence of having a miscarriage. Also, the shape of the uterus can also lead to the recurrence of miscarriages,

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especially if it's not corrected. Remember, we consider women that have recurrent miscarriages if you have two or more.

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And therefore, you get your work-up with your physician. It is important that you keep track of all of these things.