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What are the chances?

05/07/2007

Question:

i am 8weeks and 3days pregnant and have been for ultra-sounds and check-ups at the hospital and they say everything is fine but i cant help but worry about the chances of having a miscarriage at this stage. what are the chances of me having a miscarriage at 8weeks?

Answer:

If you have had an ultrasound showing a fetal heartbeat after 8 weeks of pregnancy, the chance of having a miscarriage is less than 10%. That is the most reassuring sign one can have in early pregnancy.

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Response by:

University of Cincinnati Arthur T. Ollendorff, MD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati
Arthur T. Ollendorff, MD