how long can a missed miscarriage last?
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For a missed miscarriage, it may happen quickly, but it can take up to two weeks and, occasionally, longer. Medication is not suitable if there is very heavy bleeding or signs of infection. It is usually not recommended for pregnancies that are older than about nine weeks.
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Generally, depending on how far along you were in your pregnancy when you miscarried, you should get your first period after a miscarriage within six weeks. If you were further along, it might take longer for it to come back than if you were in early pregnancy when the loss happened.
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Your next period will usually come in four to six weeks after a miscarriage. See a doctor or attend a hospital emergency department if you have strong pain and bleeding (stronger than period pain), abnormal discharge, (especially if it is smelly), or fever.
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A miscarriage is also known as pregnancy loss. Up to 25 percent of all clinically diagnosed pregnancies end in miscarriage. A miscarriage is most likely to occur in the first 13 weeks of pregnancy. Some women may experience miscarriage before they realize they were pregnant.
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Guidelines for Self-Care After a Miscarriage Get lots of rest, especially for the first 24 hours. Take your temperature in the evening for the next 5 days. You might have bleeding like a menstrual period for a few days. Then you could have spotting on and off for up to 4 weeks.
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You might have little or no bleeding, spotting/bleeding that starts and stops over a few days or weeks, bleeding like a regular period for 1 to 2 weeks, or you might pass clots or tissue. The bleeding can last from 1 day to 1 month after a miscarriage. You may have cramping for up to 10 days.
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After a miscarriage, how soon can you try to get pregnant again? In the United States, the most common recommendation was to wait three months for the uterus to heal and cycles to get back to normal. The World Health Organization has recommended six months, again to let the body heal.
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Experiencing a miscarriage can be an emotional rollercoaster and the confusion over a persistently positive pregnancy test can add to this already difficult situation. Be assured that it can take a variable amount of time (on average two weeks) for a woman's hCG level to disappear after a miscarriage.
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A missed miscarriage, also known as a missed abortion or a silent miscarriage, occurs when a fetus is no longer alive, but the body does not recognize the pregnancy loss or expel the pregnancy tissue. As a result, the placenta may still continue to release hormones, so you may continue to experience signs of pregnancy.
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Vaginal Bleeding and Cramping You might have little or no bleeding, spotting/bleeding that starts and stops over a few days or weeks, bleeding like a regular period for 1 to 2 weeks, or you might pass clots or tissue. The bleeding can last from 1 day to 1 month after a miscarriage.
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A miscarriage usually happens in the first 3 months of pregnancy, before 12 weeks' gestation. A small fraction of pregnancy losses — happening in less than 1% of pregnancies — are called stillbirths, as they happen after 20 weeks of gestation.
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Time. Natural miscarriage may happen quickly or it make take up to 3 to 4 weeks to begin. The timeline is very individual, and the “not knowing” may be unnerving to some people. If this describes you, you might prefer medical intervention.
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After a miscarriage, it can take three to four weeks for the contents of the uterus to be expelled, and it's normal to have bleeding or spotting during that time. You should avoid having sex or putting anything in the vagina (including tampons) for two weeks after a miscarriage to avoid the risk of potential infection.
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If it is an incomplete miscarriage (where some but not all pregnancy tissue has passed) it will often happen within days, but for a missed miscarriage (where the fetus or embryo has stopped growing but no tissue has passed) it might take as long as three to four weeks.
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Conventional wisdom has led doctors to recommend that women wait at least three months after a miscarriage before trying to get pregnant again with the belief that this delay will reduce the risk of another miscarriage.
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Duration of Symptoms In general, hCG will return to zero in women who miscarried very early in pregnancy compared to someone who miscarried later. The average time that it can take for hCG to disappear completely is between nine and 35 days, according to the American Association for Clinical Chemistry.
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Usually, the longer a pregnancy has advanced, the less typical the first period after a miscarriage will be. Most women who have miscarried have a period four to six weeks later.