i am 32 years old and have had three natural miscarriages all in a years time. My first one there was no heartbeat and i had to have a dnc the second one was an extra chromosome and i had to have another dnc. the third one was a blighted ovum. My Re sent this one out as well and it came back that it was not chromosomally abnormal. I had every test you can think of done and so did my husband. Everything came back fine except one test stating i have MTHFR my RE put me on baby aspirin, Prenatal vitamins and prescription folic acid twice a day. My Re said that it was possible that i miscarried the first and third because of that reason but really felt the third one was hormonal so now i am doing injections of gonal f and insemination. They are monitoring me very closely. I am so afraid to miscarry again why do i keep miscarrying if nothing is wrong? I have seen two other doctors and they all agree with my RE will it ever happen for me. i have no children and fear that i will never have any. Also my FSH level was 5.5 meaning my ovarian reserve is good help please
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Dear Shari,

I am so sorry for your losses. As a mother who lost 8 pregnancies to recurrent miscarriage before my sons were born, I understand how devastated you must feel.

What you describe are not generally associated with immune issues that would require heparin therapy. The blighted ovum is not technically a miscarriage because it's essentially an empty unfertilized sac. We're not sure what happened the first time. The second time you were lucky because there's not typically a good outcome with an extra chromosome. This usually results in Down's Syndrome. Because of this, we would strongly suggest that you discuss amniocentesis when you do become pregnant.

Modern science is a wonderful thing but with the technology we have today, we are finding out about early fetal losses that we would have been blissfully unaware of a decade ago. This can lead to increased stress and anxiety for those of us trying desperately to become pregnant.

The events you describe are unfortunate to be sure, but they should not be a barrier to you becoming pregnant. Keep trying and you will likely succeed.

Please keep me posted. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Best,