Recurrent Pregnancy
Loss/Miscarriage
Highlights from
May 26, 2010 Creating a Family radio show
Recurrent pregnancy loss, or
miscarriage, is a little understood occurrence and
is devastating to parents and doctors. Join our guest Dr. William
Kutteh, Director of Fertility Associates of Memphis and researcher
in the field of recurrent pregnancy loss, and Dr. Jeff McKeeby,
with Shady Grove Fertility to talk about diagnosis and
treatment.
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How
common are miscarriages?
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What
are the most common causes for recurrent pregnancy
losses?
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How do
auto-immune functions affect miscarriages?
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Are
miscarriages more common with pregnancies resulting from assisted
reproductive technology?
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Can a
tendency to miscarry be genetic?
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How
does the thyroid affect carrying a baby to term?
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What
metabolic disease, such as diabetes and PCOS, affect your chances
for miscarriage?
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What
type of doctor should you see if you have had more than 2 pregnancy
losses?
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What
tests should be run by your doctor to determine the cause of your
miscarriage?Is in vitro fertilization a good treatment for
someone who can conceive, but is unable to carry the baby to
term?
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Is
high dose folic acid and Vitamin B6 effective at treating recurrent
pregnancy loss?
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Is
aspirin therapy effective at treating recurrent
miscarriages?
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How
effective is Preimplantation Genetic Screening (PGS) at preventing
recurrent pregnancy loss?
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Should
a woman who has suffered recurrent pregnancy loss be tested for
natural killer cells.
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At
what point should you stop trying to get pregnant. How many
pregnancy losses are too many?
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