Interesting Miscarriage Stats.
I just went through a MC last week and I was researching to find out what my chances of having another MC are and here is some interesting facts I found:
The statistics regarding miscarriage vary widely depending on the source. Here are some of the basic numbers.
Almost 20% of pregnancies end in miscarriage, with the majority occurring during the first 12 weeks.
There is a 75% chance of miscarriage in weeks 1-2 of pregnancy, when you do not know you are pregnant.
There is a 10% chance of miscarriage in weeks 3-6 and this number drops to 5% during weeks 6-12.
During the second trimester the chance of miscarriage drops again to 3%. After you?ve reached 20 weeks gestation, it is no longer considered a miscarriage.
For repeat miscarriage the statistic are as follows:
If you have had a miscarriage during your first pregnancy, your chances of another miscarriage are 10-13%.
If you have had one or more live births and one miscarriage your chance of another miscarriage is around 10%.
There is a 40% chance of a repeat miscarriage if you have had two pregnancies and two miscarriages.
The chance of multiple miscarriages is lower, at around 13%, if you have had one or more live births.
If you have had three pregnancies and three miscarriages there is a 60% chance you will miscarry again. If you have had four miscarriages with no live births your chances of a healthy pregnancy drop to 0-5%.
Re: Interesting Miscarriage Stats.
Unless I'm confused, I thought all of mine implanted - I thought you couldn't get a positive htp without implantation. But either way, I had two miscarriages that were within in the first week after implantation (so I would have been 4-5 weeks at the time). The third was a little longer. The fourth was around seven weeks and this final one was eleven weeks (but actually 9w 5days the heart stopped beating) So I don't have to count the first two? I guess, what constitutes real miscarriages? I would be nice to be able to say I had two or three miscarriages instead of five.. yes yes, it would be very nice.