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Question Title: 3 miscarriages and now endomitrial polyps

Forum: The Maternal and Child Health Forum
Topic: Pregnancy - Abnormal


I am 35 years old and have a beautiful 8 year old daughter. I had no problems with my pregnancy or the delivery. To make a long story short I ended up having three miscaarriages following(My last one was 2 years ago). I still would like to keep hopeful but it is very difficult!.My husband and I have not been using any contraceptives. My menstral cycles have been very heavy with many clots. I have been diagnosed with endomitrial polyps and I am scheduled for surgery in March. My question is :: could those polyps have been there undected and have caused my miscarriages? When I have them removed do I have a better chance of pregnancy----Full term?


Dear Shelly:
Endometrial polys are most commonly associated with abnormal bleeding. Whenever we find an endometrial abnormality in a woman who has had recurrent miscarriage, we treat the abnormality in the hope that it will improve the likelihood for a successful continuing pregnancy.
Most early miscarriage is due to chromosomal abnormalities: after 3 losses, karyotype to look for "balanced carrier state" in parents is logical. Other investigations search for chronic infection (ureaplasma); immunological problems (antinuclear antibody); coagulation problems (lupus anticoagulant); hormonal issues (thyroid, diabetes, luteal phase progesterone).

Keywords: endometrial polyps; recurrent miscarriage

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