Signs Of Missed Abortion:

A Missed Abortion is a loss of pregnancy where the products of conception do not exit the body. It is a type of spontaneous abortion, which is the term used to describe the loss of any pregnancy prior to the 20th week or so. A missed abortion is when a fetus dies without any symptoms of spontaneous abortion and the fetal tissue remains in the woman's body until it is removed by a doctor.

Symptoms of a spontaneous abortion can include bleeding or cramping and the delivery of fetal tissue. But with a missed abortion the body does not expel the fetus and there are no such symptoms. Unfortunately many women first find out that their pregnancy is over when they go to the doctor's office for a regular checkup. This is only one of the many reasons it is essential for women to receive regular pre-natal care. Any dead fetal tissue that is left in a woman's body can cause serious life-threatening complications. If the fetal tissue is not removed as soon as possible after fetal death there is a risk that a woman will develop an infection in her uterus and/or complications with blood clotting. The procedure to do this is called dilation and curettage (or "D and C", or "D&C", which people sometimes mistake as "DNC"). This procedure involves opening the cervix enough to allow an instrument to enter and firmly trace the entire inside surface of the uterus. This removes the lining and any remaining fetal tissue.

For the most part, there is no way to prevent a spontaneous abortion. They are usually due to the fact that there was some problem with the fetus, rather than being due to anything the mother did or didn't do. They are often just the body's way of ending a development that is not progressing normally. If a woman has more than three spontaneous abortions she should be referred to a doctor who specializes in fertility if she still wishes to have a child. Some women who have missed abortions ask their doctor to examine the tissue that is removed. This can give a woman a better sense of why the pregnancy was aborted and help her plan for the next pregnancy.

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