Miscarriage-Recurrent Miscarriage: Miscarriage and Hormones

Miscarriage-Recurrent Miscarriage

Sharing Information to cope with and prevent miscarriage and recurrent miscarriage.

Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Miscarriage and Hormones




I've always wondered if my miscarriages were mainly due to hormonal imbalances. Here is an article that seems to support that, in many cases, miscarriages have a hormonal component:

Hormones predict miscarriage risk

Here is an excerpt from the BBC News Article (link above):

"At as early as six weeks' gestation, levels of three placental hormones - inhibin A, hCG and oestradiol - were up to four times lower in the women who went on to miscarry compared with the women who subsequently had a live birth.

These hormones are known to be critical for the embryo's nourishment and development.

Professor Jauniaux said: "If we are able to identify these clear hormone variations early enough, we believe there is a real window of hope for the development of preventative therapies for these patients."