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preganacy
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preganacy
by Jamie__0, Mar 01, 1999 12:00AM
How do you know if you are having a miscarriage.
I do not know for sure if I AM pregnant, there is the possibility.
But It is too early to have my period and I do, so I was wondering if the bleeding could be a miscarriage.
Doctor's Answer
by hfhsmdrcs, Mar 01, 1999 12:00AM
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Dear Jamie:
A miscarriage is the loss of a pregnancy: bleeding that begins before the menstrual period is due is rarely due to the pregnancy establishing itself (implantation bleeding) and most often from a shortened menstrual cycle which many ladies experience on a random basis.
Miscarriage is diagnosed when a lady who is known to be pregnant experiences bleeding, usually with cramping discomfort, and she passes the pregnancy tissue through the cervix.
Keywords: miscarriage, diagnosis
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