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During my miscarriage, my doctor assured me that one in four pregnancies end in miscarriage. "It's normal," he said. It sure doesn't feel normal. To make matters worse, he wouldn't even run any tests to see what went wrong. He said I'd have to have another miscarriage before they'd consider it a problem. I can't bear to lose another baby. When I want to get pregnant again, is there anything I can do to improve my chances of carrying the baby to term?

There may be nothing you can do to improve your chances, but you need a new doctor.

The traditional medical model has been not to do a workup until a woman has lost the second or third baby, but that was primarily because male doctors did not understand the pain and the impact on the emotions of going through the loss of a baby. If you want a workup into preventable causes, which are less common most of the time it's an abnormality of the chromosomes and there's nothing you can do to prevent it you have that right. If your doctor won't do it, find one who will! Find one who will check for infections, diabetes, thyroid disease, polycystic ovarian syndrome, or anti-phospholipid syndrome, rare problems that can cause miscarriages. You've got a right to have that checked.

Some women have low levels of progesterone. You have a right to have your progesterone level checked early in pregnancy. Get the information you need!

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