Threatened miscarriage

Threatened Miscarriage Glossary of Medical Terms
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Threatened Miscarriage
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Threatened miscarriage
miscarriage; threatened; abortion; spontaneous; bleeding; spotting; vaginal; early; pregnancy;
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Threatened, but not definite, loss of baby before 20 weeks. May result in bleeding, spotting or cramping.
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Threatened miscarriage. One of every five pregnant women experiences this when she bleeds vaginally during the first three months.

Threatened miscarriages: With threatened miscarriage mothers often have one or two signs of miscarriage but because they are only mild then such mums carry their babies until birth.

Threatened miscarriage (or abortion): Anytime there is vaginal bleeding during the first half of pregnancy, the pregnancy is considered threatened.

Threatened Miscarriage -- An incident in which certain symptoms such as vaginal bleeding or severe cramping, occur during the first half of pregnancy. The symptoms may stop or may progress to a miscarriage.

Threatened miscarriage - Bleeding during the first trimester of pregnancy without cramping or contractions.
Thrombosis - Formation of a blood clot (thrombus).

Threatened Miscarriage: Some degree of early pregnancy uterine bleeding accompanied by cramping or lower backache. The cervix remains closed. This bleeding is often the result of implantation.

Threatened Miscarriage - Slight, moderate or heavy bleeding from the vagina during the firs 20 weeks of pregnancy. Cramps and backache may or may not accompany the discharge, but there is no expulsion of pregnancy products or cervical dilation.

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After a threatened miscarriage, take it easy for a few days, and avoid intercourse for a few weeks. Most likely you will carry your baby to term.

Bleeding (threatened miscarriage)
Unusual pelvic pain (prompting worries of possible ectopic pregnancy)
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Pre-existing medical conditions, such as hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, asthma, thyroid disease, etc.

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Until now, doctors had no way to predict which threatened miscarriages would result in the end of the pregnancy and so could not target rescue attempts at the right women or offer them counseling.

Types of miscarriages, threatened miscarriage
Inevitable miscarriage
Missed miscarriage and blighted ovum
Ectopic pregnancy
Molar pregnancy
Recurrent miscarriage
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I breathed a sigh of relif being out of my first trimester I thought I was in the clear at 14 weeks july 5th I started bleeding I was so upset went to the er had an ultrasound and baby was fine they called it a threatened miscarriage but said ...

The amount of bleeding with threatened miscarriage is variable. It may start as just a bit of spotting or be like a light period. It may be painless, or be associated with a period-like pain in the lower abdomen.

If he or she suspects a threatened miscarriage, you'll probably be told to rest, possibly in bed (although there's no proof that bedrest helps prevent a miscarriage), and to avoid any exercise (including housework).

Any vaginal bleeding outside implantation bleeding of pregnancy is classified as a threatened miscarriage, meaning the pregnancy is threatening to miscarriage.

Sotiriadis A, et al. (2004). Threatened miscarriage: Evaluation and management. BMJ, 329(7458): 152-155.
Oates-Whitehead RM, et al. (2006). Progestogen for preventing miscarriage. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (1). Oxford: Update Software.

You have gone into premature labour or had a threatened miscarriage during your current pregnancy.
You have a low-lying placenta (placenta praevia) after you are 26 weeks pregnant.
You have cervical weakness (also called cervical incompetence).

Molar pregnancies, chemical pregnancies and embryo toxic factor (ETF) are some other reasons for miscarriage to occur, while a threatened miscarriage refers to the increased possibility that a woman may have a miscarriage.

The medical term for this is a threatened miscarriage. First trimester bleeding is any vaginal bleeding during the first 3 months of pregnancy. Vaginal bleeding may vary from light spotting to severe bleeding with clots.

This type of bleeding is also referred to as "threatened miscarriage", since there is always a possibility that the bleeding will increase in severity and that the pregnancy will miscarry.

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Pregnancy glossary S - Sperm to Surrogate
Pregnancy glossary T - Threatened miscarriage to Trimester
Pregnancy glossary U - Ultrasound to Uterus
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See also: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Pregnant, Uterus, Vagina