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Pregnancy Spontaneous Abortion & Prevention
Spontaneous abortion is a devastating phenomenon but sadly frequent. It is estimated that about 20 percent of pregnancies ending in a spontaneous abortion. Others estimate that the number is higher, as many abortions occur even before a woman even knows she is pregnant. The early spontaneous abortion, the abortion that occurs before 12 weeks of pregnancy and sometimes even before a woman knows she is pregnant, is especially prevalent.
Fortunately, a spontaneous abortion is not necessarily a sign that you are incapable of having a successful pregnancy. The majority of spontaneous abortions occur due to a chromosomal defect in the fetus, not because of infertility in women or their partners.
Although a spontaneous abortion does not affect future fertility, it is recommended that women wait at least one menstrual period before trying again to become pregnant after a spontaneous abortion. This allows women time to recover, both physically and emotionally. However, if a woman presents recurrent pregnancy losses, three or more consecutive spontaneous abortions, she or her partner should be evaluated for infertility problems or male factor infertility in women and may be advisable for fertility treatments with IVIg , a treatment that can correct the conditions that make a woman lose repeatedly embryos.
- Prevention After Spontaneous Abortion & Treatment for infertility with IVIg
Intravenous immunoglobulin G (IVIg) is one of those treatments. It is useful for people who have suffered recurrent pregnancy loss due to autoimmune factors (ie, the immune system of your body rejects the embryo or fetus).
What is the treatment with IVIg?
The spontaneous abortion may occur at excessively high levels of natural cytolytic lymphocytes (or NK cells), which can prevent implantation of embryos and interfere with the proper development of the placenta. Treatments for infertility with IVIg consist of intravenous administration of a drug consisting of antibodies derived from human blood donor. These antibodies help your body to maintain a successful pregnancy, although the reason for its effectiveness is unclear. It may help to block the antibodies that your body rejects the pregnancy or to help spread the harmful antibodies that interfere with pregnancy and produce an abortion.