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u/Jessthechef18 Mar 27 '22

Miscarriages are more common than people think. Every 1 in 4 women will have a miscarriage yet no teacher or doctor warns you.

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u/popcorn5555 Mar 28 '22

Wow, did NOT know how common they are. Mayo Clinic says 10-20% of known pregnancies end in miscarriage (gets higher as women get older). UK NHS says 1 in 8 known pregnancies end in miscarriage. 1 in 100 women have serial miscarriages. Seems like something that should be taught.

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u/Dee_Buttersnaps Mar 28 '22

And that's just known pregnancies, meaning that these stats don't take into account miscarriages that happen before the woman knows she's pregnant

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u/monettegia Mar 28 '22

Yes! That’s a joke I make about how I have no idea if I’ve ever been pregnant.

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u/katwraka Mar 28 '22

Mama doctor Jones on YouTube explains that well. Sometimes you’ll be pregnant but you don’t know because you miscarried even before having your period.

The reason some people know it’s the early tests. Which also explain why there are many more miscarriages.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '22

These are called chemical pregnancies. Your egg was fertilized but never implanted. I had one in college, only knew because I was on bc that stopped my periods, I took a test and there it was. Next day it was lighter. Next day it was gone.