What is Recurrent Pregnancy Loss?
A pregnancy loss is the spontaneous loss of a pregnancy before 24 weeks of gestation1
. The loss of a pregnancy after 24 weeks’ gestation is called a stillbirth .
A diagnosis of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss or RPL could be considered after the loss of two or more pregnancies. This includes pregnancies after spontaneous conception and after assisted reproduction
(e.g. IUI and IVF/ICSI).
Ectopic pregnancies and molar pregnancies are not included.
RPL is also sometimes called recurrent miscarriage, although this term should be reserved for cases where all pregnancy losses have been confirmed as intrauterine miscarriages.
Primary RPL is a term used for women who have not had a baby before their pregnancy losses.
Secondary RPL means they have had at least one baby before their losses. Consecutive pregnancy losses are losses that happen one after the other, without a baby in between losses.
It is estimated that up to 15% of pregnancies result in pregnancy loss. RPL affects 1 to 2% of couples.
Emotional impact
A single pregnancy loss can have a significant emotional impact on women and their partners, and this impact may increase with each additional loss. You may experience feelings of loss, grief or a sense of
failure; this is normal and understandable.
Your partner may feel or react differently from you.
It may help to talk to your doctor about your feelings.
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