Why doing a D&C after a miscarriage is a bad idea

One of the hardest things for an infertile couples to deal with is a miscarriage after an IVF cycle . While not getting pregnant can be heartbreaking , losing a pregnancy after getting pregnant is far worse . Sadly, IVF does not provide any protection against miscarriage , and just like a natural pregnancy has a miscarriage rate of about 10% , so does an IVF pregnancy . The loss is far more acute, because this is such a deeply desired pregnancy . A miscarriage can often be the last straw which breaks the camel' s back , and many patients will give up after this. This is a shame, because the fact that you have got pregnant ( even if you did miscarry) means your chances of having a healthy baby have actually improved !Most pregnancy losses ( whether after IVF or after sex in the bedroom) occur in the first trimester - usually in the first 8 weeks. They are called missed abortions  - perhaps because the embryo is missing on the ultrasound scan . The HCG levels rise as expected, but when the doctor does the scan at 6 weeks, this shows that there is a pregnancy sac. but it's empty - there is no baby.Patients can't understand how they can be pregnant without there being a baby. The reason is that pregnancy consists of both the embryo , as well as the placenta - the extra embryonic tissue which is needed to support the pregnancy. It's the placenta which produces the HCG, which is why the HCH levels rise well, even though there is no embryo ( the medical term for which is anembr...
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