Miscarriage in medical terms more commonly known as abortion. This term shows the expenditures of conception / fertilization until the age of 20 weeks or weighing less than 500 grams. The process may take a spontaneous abortion or artificial.
Spontaneous abortion due to many factors, namely:
1. Maternal factors (trauma and diseases in women: infections, hyperthyroidism, diabetes mellitus, smoking, consumption of alcohol and drugs)
2. Factors fetus (chromosomal abnormalities)
3. Environmental factors (pollutants, radiation)
4. Abnormalities of genes / chromosomes. Approximately 60-70% miscarriages occur because the sperm chromosomes are not in accordance with the chromosomes of eggs so that the fetus does not develop or develop abnormally. Miscarriage is the body’s way to end a pregnancy is not perfect.
5. Disorders and infectious content. Embryo fetus needs a suitable place to grow. Deformity or infection in the womb can cause a miscarriage because the embryo fails to stick.
6. Immunity. Maternal blood cells can form antibodies that prevent the normal development of the placenta.
7. The opening of the cervix. At the age of further pregnancy, the cervix opening too soon (before the time of delivery) can cause miscarriage.
8. Blood clotting (blood clotting). Some pregnant women have abnormal thrombosis (blood clotting) that prevents the formation of blood vessels of the placenta.
9. Other causes. Hormonal disorders, uncontrolled diabetes, smoking, alcoholic beverages and a variety of parasites can also cause miscarriage.
Based on maternal factors that most often leads to abortion is infection. In accordance with the natural mother’s complaint that the cause of the possibility of abortion is an infection of the genitals. But it might also be influenced by factors other. Infection in the vagina / vaginitis in pregnancy is associated with the occurrence of abortion or premature partus.
Various kinds of infections of the vagina, namely:
1. Vaginal infections due to bacteria / bacterial vaginosis. Unbalance caused by bacteria in the vaginal ecosystem. Usually marked by a whitish watery and smelly / fishy.
2. Vaginal infections due trikomonas / Trichomonas vaginitis. Caused by parasites that berflagela the trikhomonas. Vaginal discharge caused so many, purulent, foul-smelling and accompanied by intense itching.
3. Vulva and vaginal infections due to fungi / Vulvovaginal candidiasis. The cause of candida albicans is 85 to 90 percent of vaginal yeast infections. Predisposisinya factor is the use of antibiotics in pregnancy and diabetes mellitus. Discharge happens very peculiar cheese powder and very itchy. When you travel with chronic illness can cause pain and heat.
4. Infections due to inflammatory processes in the vaginal / inflammatory vaginitis. The exact cause is unknown. Symptoms caused a lot of vaginal discharge, purulent and cause symptoms of irritation / hot on the vulva and vagina with pelvic pain.
Given the many factors that lead to abortion, the mother should be checked out to be known for certain causes of abortion in the mother, so get the right treatment to prevent recurrent abortion in subsequent pregnancies.
Some of the signs of miscarriage include:
1. Bleeding from the birth canal accompanied by cramping or pain in the middle of the lower abdomen.
2. The pain intensified and continued for several days
3. Bleeding quite a lot, like when you are menstruating. It could be also just a rash but continued for more than three days.
4. Cramping pain in the lower abdomen.
5. The release of solids from the vagina.
6. The release of fluid without bleeding or pain, possibly because of the loose membrane content.
see signs above and doctors concluded a miscarriage, so we had agreed the mother was having a miscarriage.
80% of miscarriages are caused by genetic factors, namely the number of chromosomes due to discrepancy between husband and wife. For this we can not avoid, this is a law of nature and natural factors the death of the womb, for this reinforce our prayers, may not experience it.
Other causes are hormonal factors, can the hormone prolactin that are too high or too low progesterone. for this may be done hormone therapy.
Other causes are infections, such as TORCH virus, HIV, Hepatitis etc.. for this should be done before pregnancy blood test used to believe are completely free of the virus.
Additional most try to rest sufficiently, consumption of nutritious food, mothers do not get too tired, avoid stress, healthy lifestyles and call your doctor immediately if you experience bleeding or pain in lower abdomen
One in four pregnant women at risk of miscarriage, according to medical experts note, so do not overlooked this miscarriage risk, especially if this your first pregnancy. Every pregnant woman can minimize the risk of miscarriage, one of them by avoiding the cause.
Here are some causes of miscarriage myths you should know:
Sex. ”Pregnant women should not have sex on the first 12 weeks of pregnancy”, so many obstetricians advise. When in fact there are no medical studies that prove the sexual relations cause a miscarriage. So long as it does not hurt and does not cause discomfort, so be it.
Sports. Regular exercise in portions during pregnancy good enough for you and your baby. There is absolutely no risk of miscarriage, as long as you’re not too tired to do it. But you should not start a new sport you’ve never done at the time before pregnancy.
Air travel. There is no evidence that mention traveling on the plane cause a miscarriage, whether short or long trip.
Ultrasound examination. Many mothers fear ultrasound tests – including an ultrasound to check fetal development in the womb, because never heard ultrasound can cause a miscarriage. Actually not proven ultrasound can increase the risk of miscarriage, though indeed, some women who undergo an ultrasound several times during her pregnancy had given birth the babies are left-handed.
Sauna. A study in the 1970s sauna associate with a number of problem pregnancies, is the greatest risk of miscarriage. But this study confirmed no further. However, to prevent the fetus in the womb suffer from excessive heat. Sauna should be limited to only 10 minutes, and should avoid water that is too hot.
Coffee. Studies indicate if pregnant women drink more than six cups of coffee, tea, or cola per day, eat a higher risk of miscarriage. Therefore also the body naturally often sort themselves by “refusing” coffee in the first weeks of pregnancy.
X-rays. One-time examination with X-rays or X-rays during pregnancy will not cause a miscarriage, cause problems in pregnancy, or harmful to the fetus. However, doctors are usually very careful in the use of X-rays in pregnant women, and never recommending a series of X-ray therapy in pregnant women before the age of 8 weeks of pregnancy.
Using Computers. If the mother works with computers, do not have to worry about radiation monitors cause a miscarriage. The study was undertaken intensive and detail have shown there is no relationship between computer use with miscarriage or other labor problems, even though you all day typing on the keyboard once.
Use of Microwave and Oven. Recently there were reports in the media that mention microwave radiation chance of pregnancy problems, but this report is not supported by scientific research. This is well confirmed that there has been no research on similar electronic objects around the radiation pregnant women causes miscarriages.
Pull teeth. If you have patches of copper on your teeth, do not need to remove it during pregnancy for fear of endangering the pregnancy. Copper patches are allocated teeth do not contain mercury, which if exposed to mercury in the body of this amount is said with the risk of miscarriage. Medical experts also recommend that pregnant women not change the types of fillings on the spot
Prevention
As has already been submitted, miscarriage generally occurs without controllable. Mother’s womb strength strong enough to withstand the shock so that a miscarriage because of the trauma (impact) is rare. Also there is no evidence to show the influence of stress and sexual activity of a miscarriage.
If there is threat of miscarriage as bleeding in early pregnancy, prevention efforts may be conducted with adequate rest in a few days, reducing sports activities, and stop having sex in a few weeks. In 50% of cases, the threat of miscarriage can be resolved so as not to continue.
If the threat of miscarriage caused by the premature opening of the cervix, your doctor may be doing the sewing to close up again until such time delivery. Medical and treatment actions are also required when there are abnormalities of the uterus and cervix.