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Pregnancy miscarriage

A friend of mine was tested positive as pregnant two months ago. She and her husband were very excited until just yesterday, out of knowhere she had mild cramping and light vaginal bleeding. When she went to the doctor about it today, he did a sonogram and found no baby! He apologized with sympathy and stated that it happens to 1 out of every 5 pregnancies. Is this true? What causes a miscarriage like this. Can she get pregnant again and have a successful pregnancy in the future. How long should she wait before trying to get pregnant again?

Follow Ups:

• Re: Pregnancy miscarriage (Archive under pregnancy and stress.) Walt Stoll 09:30:39 8/15/99 (0)
• Re: Pregnancy miscarriage Jen 01:11:57 8/14/99 (0)

In Reply to: Pregnancy miscarriage posted by MJ on August 13, 1999 at 04:56:48:

Im so sorrry to hear about your friend. I didnt think that Miscarrages were that common but that did happen to me when I was 13.

In Reply to: Pregnancy miscarriage posted by MJ on August 13, 1999 at 04:56:48:

Hi, MJ.

Your statistics are scary! When I was in medical school (40 years ago) the statistic was one in ten. This increasing indication of our environmental burden, discussed so thoroughly on this 'site and in my book, are the same causes for the rapidly increaasing incidence of infertility as well.

ANYONE (father and mother) seriously considering a healthy pregnancy today MUST prepare the garden and the seed by reading Paavo Ariola, ND's classic "Every Woman's Book" at least 2 years prior to conception.

Walt