Spontaneous Abortion

Threatened Abortion

A threatened abortion is defined as vaginal bleeding before 20 weeks gestational age in the setting of positive urine and/or blood pregnancy test with a closed cervical os, without passage of products of conception and without evidence of fetal or embryonic demise.
Threatened Abortion can last days or weeks and the cervix is still closed. The pain and bleeding may go away and you can continue to have a healthy pregnancy and baby. Or things may get worse and you go on to have a miscarriage.
Symptoms

Absence of period

common

Blood from vagina not from period

common

Tissue passing from vagina

common

Abdominal pain

  • In the bottom left region, In the bottom right region, Lower

  • Crampy

  • Severe

or Back pain

  • Lower

common

Feel like vomiting

  • Occurs or is worse in the morning

or Throwing up

  • Occurs or is worse in the morning

common

Breast sore to the touch

  • Both breasts

or Breast swelling

  • In both breasts

common

Fatigue

Fainting

or Dizziness

Anemia

Low blood pressure

Risk factors

Recent sex

  • At a reproductive age

  • Without any kind of infection control, Without any kind of birth control

History of spontaneous abortion or miscarriage

Smoking

Any thyroid disease

Diabetes mellitus

  • Type 1, Type 2

Drug or substance abuse

Caffeine consumption

Overweight or obese

Alcohol consumption

Treatment
Many cases of threatened abortion require no treatment at all. Treatment, if needed, may include: Bed rest or limited activity; may be needed for heavy bleeding. Medicine—to treat some causes; may include progesterone, a female hormone that supports a pregnancy.
Recommended specialist

If you have Spontaneous Abortion, then visit an obstetrician-gynecologist as soon as possible.

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