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Miscarriage

Miscarriage, also known as abortion or pregnancy loss, is the death of the unborn baby inside the mother's womb. The reasons may vary from genetic to maternal infection. It mostly occurs in the early weeks of gestation.

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Is my hypothyroidism linked to fertility issues and miscarriages?

Query: Hello doctor, I am 34 years old and trying to conceive. Is it too late for me to have kids at this age? I am dealing with a thyroid issue, specifically hypothyroidism. Over the past three cycles, my periods have been irregular. Once, they were delayed by more than 10 days, leading me to suspect preg...  Read Full »


Dr. Muhammad Zohaib Siddiq

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. Hypothyroidism can lead to infertility and miscarriages, posing risks like cretinism (a condition resulting from untreated congenital hypothyroidism, posing risks to fetal development and potentially leading to misc...  Read Full »

Is it necessary to look into arcuate uterus for miscarriage?

Query: Hi doctor, I am a 29 year old female. I am trying to conceive for almost a year. In this time, I have had three miscarriages at 4 weeks, 6 weeks and 5 weeks respectively. With my last pregnancy, I was also on Baby Aspirin 75 mg and Progesterone 400 mg. But, it did not make any difference. I have b...  Read Full »


Dr. Dattaprasad Balasaheb Inamdar

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. From the MRI picture attached (attachment removed to protect patient identity), it does not appear to be an arcuate uterus. Arcuate uterus generally has fundal depression from outside. It neither appears to be a septum. Just ostia are deep seated giving appearance o...  Read Full »

Why did I have a miscarriage at five weeks?

Query: Hello doctor,I had a miscarriage at 5th weeks before a month. I did a pelvic ultrasound, and the doctor said everything was fine. I would like to know the possible cause and how to avoid them? As I am ready to try for a baby again.  Read Full »


Dr. Nadia Khan

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. First trimester miscarriages are very common, and mostly they are due to underlying abnormalities in the baby which are not diagnosed on ultrasound, and the most common cause is chromosomal abnormalities. So nothing to worry about and you can try for your next baby ...  Read Full »

Why did I have three recurrent miscarriages?

Query: Hello doctor, I have had three recurrent miscarriages. I had some tests done. I am not really sure what it reveals. Could you please explain why this is happening based on my results? I was on Progesterone during my third pregnancy. Please help. Thank you.  Read Full »


Dr. Sameer Kumar

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The presence of ANA (antinuclear antibody) positivity (attachment removed to protect patient identity) indicates that you have thrombophilia (a condition where blood clots easily), and this could be acquired or inherited. Hence, you would have to get a complete t...  Read Full »

I am 6 weeks pregnant and experiencing brown discharge. Why?

Query: Hi doctor, I am 36 years old female, who is 6 weeks and 4 days pregnant. I take Gestofit 300 once daily and Fertigyn 5000 twice a week. I am on complete bed rest. I get a slight amount of brown discharge occasionally. Should I panic about miscarriage? I am afraid because I had two miscarriages, one ...  Read Full »


Dr. Balakrishnan R

Answer: Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com.At 6 weeks 4 days, you can have a scan, if it is still not done, to confirm the fetal heartbeat, as the baby's heartbeat only can confirm the health of the baby and to see the decidual reaction. Brown discharge only means that it is old blood and implantation bleeding. When...  Read Full »

I am experiencing periods with large clots. Please help.

Query: Hi doctor, I had sex before five months, but then I got my period after 15 days. Then, I had no periods for the next four months. I had Femilon as a birth control medicine. Now, I have periods with large clots. A piece of it is still stuck in my vagina, and I am not able to pull it out. Please let ...  Read Full »


Dr. Sameer Kumar

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Femilon is a combined oral contraceptive pill and hence, does not cause amenorrhea. But, you should ideally get menses during the sugar pill days. However, if no menses, then chances are there that you may have become pregnant, which I believe y...  Read Full »

I have spotting during pregnancy. Will it affect the fetus?

Query: Hi doctor, Now I am six weeks pregnant. I had two miscarriages before. I have some spotting and brown discharge with clots seen continuous from the fifth week to now. Two days before I went for scanning and a perfect heartbeat was seen, no subchorionic hemorrhage was there. But still, small spotting...  Read Full »


Dr. Neha Rathod

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Please take Progesterone supplements and adequate rest. Avoid having sex and lifting heavy weights, or bumpy drives. If properly treated and taken good supplements, miscarriage will be prevented. Trisomy and chromosomal anomalies can be detected by 12 to 13 weeks and fo...  Read Full »

I suspect having endometriosis. Please help.

Query: Hi doctor, I am recently trying to get pregnant and in the past six months, have had a miscarriage and an ectopic pregnancy. I am wondering if there is a chance I have endometriosis. I am wondering this because I have no other risks/causes that could have caused the ectopic. There is no chance I cou...  Read Full »


Dr. Balakrishnan R

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. From your history, the only problem I feel is the problem which could happen to the tube. Your history of having a tubal pregnancy and severe pain during sex, that is dyspareunia, means that there is some problem which is happening around the uterus and the tubes. So, it...  Read Full »

Can stress affect the healing of my D&C procedure?

Query: Hello doctor, I recently had a miscarriage at 11 weeks when the fetus was nine weeks and four days. I had a D and C procedure done for that. I am facing some issues (fights) at home due to my husband's behavior. He is not supporting me in this hour as a husband. Instead, he is fighting with me which...  Read Full »


Dr. Uzma Arqam

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Post-pregnancy (either baby birth or unluckily miscarriage) in both the conditions, there are strong hormonal changes that occur. That is for regaining normal menstrual cycle for trying to conceive again. The process takes time but due to hormonal changes, the woman ...  Read Full »

How soon can I plan for a baby after an early miscarriage?

Query: Hello doctor, I had an early miscarriage at five weeks of pregnancy. I would like to know my ovulation days and if I am physically fit now. I wish to get a baby soon after this.  Read Full »


Dr. Balakrishnan R

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The ovulation day is determined based your periods duration. For a lady with 28 days cycle, ovulation will be on day 14, that is 14 days before periods. So if your cycle is regularly 30 days, ovulation is on Day 15, and so on. The first day of bleeding being day-1 of...  Read Full »

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