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Post by Heather (hlam) on Sept 7, 2005 15:20:35 GMT -5
I think that the largest majority of BO's are due to chromosone problems. I have also read where others can be caused by hormone imbalances but this is more rare! I agree it's heartbreaking but I don't know if it's something they can really do anything about since it is normally a chromosone issue.
Take Care!
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Post by justinsmomma on Sept 8, 2005 5:26:05 GMT -5
Well, there are some theories out there that it is environmental (water quality, air quality, etc.) and/or that advanced maternal age plays a role (hormonally or egg quality wise). However, I don't know of any statistic that says m/c are on the rise generally. I think women are just becoming aware that they are pregnant earlier nowadays and getting scans earlier. Many blighted ovums would eventually m/c naturally and women wouldn't have ever known the cause. For me, the first b/o may have been a hormonal issue (thyroid problem) but the 2nd was most likely due to my blood clotting condition. So it never hurts to get evaluated if you have had two or more IMHO.
Big HUGS!
Kris
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Post by kurby68 on Sept 8, 2005 6:36:14 GMT -5
After I had my bo the ob that I am now seeing says that if you look at history the m/c rate has risen but she said it is due to the fact that more people go in earlier to the dr and more people find out that they are pg earlier. Hpt are a lot stronger and so people find out before they are even late for af and a lot of m/c are prior to 6 wks.
She did say that 1 out of 4 pg end in m/c and that age, egg and sperm quality can all be factors but there are a lot of areas that they do not even know as of yet.
I pray that some day people will not have to go through what we have but it is unlikely as we put more things in our body that are not natural.
Take care ((((hugs))))
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Post by Blighted Ovum Board Admin on Sept 9, 2005 15:46:37 GMT -5
I was given the same information as kurby68 -- the information is more easily obtained now (like with more sensitive pregnancy tensts) and so it looks like higher rates. I was also told 1 in 4 end in a loss.
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