Miscarriage
We’re all in this for good.
- help each other live better and uncover the best ways to manage your health today
- help researchers shorten the path to new treatments tomorrow
How much good can your data do? A whole lot, as co-founder Jamie Heywood explains in this video.
What is miscarriage?
A miscarriage or sometimes called 'spontaneous abortion' is the loss of a fetus before the 20th week of pregnancy. This has a variety of causes including infection, hormones and physical dysfunction of the reproductive organs. It also be related to a condition or a treatment side effect.
Common symptoms reported by people with miscarriage
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Last updated:
Treatments taken by people with miscarriage
Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Data from patients with miscarriage, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
Last updated:
Compare treatments taken by people with miscarriage
Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
for anxious mood (4 evaluations)
Side effects
memory problems
tired feeling at first
Total evaluations
4
Tried for
anxious mood
(5)
pain
(4)
2 more
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
difficulty staying asleep
muscle tension
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
depressed mood
(3)
anxious mood
(1)
1 more
Perceived effectiveness
for pain (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
pain
(3)
anxious mood
(2)
2 more
Perceived effectiveness
for pain (2 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
pain
(3)
depressed mood
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
for pain (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
pain
(2)
anxious mood
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
pain
(3)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
diarrhea
swelling of abdomen
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
pain
(3)
Perceived effectiveness
for depressed mood (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
depressed mood
(2)
anxious mood
(1)
1 more
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
anxious mood
(1)
depressed mood
(1)
3 more
- Major
- Moderate
- Slight
- None
- Can't tell
- Severe
- Moderate
- Mild
- None
Data from patients with miscarriage, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
Last updated:
Who has miscarriage on PatientsLikeMe?
- 282 patients have this condition
- 2 new patients joined this month
- 34 say miscarriage is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 22 | |
| 30s | 81 | |
| 40s | 83 | |
| 50s | 47 | |
| 60s | 20 | |
| 70+ | 2 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 16 | |
| 20-29 years | 59 | |
| 30-39 years | 24 | |
| 40-49 years | 2 | |
| 50-59 years | 0 | |
| 60-69 years | 0 | |
| 70+ years | 0 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 2 | |
| Female | 256 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 129 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 6 |
These charts show data from miscarriage patients who have completed their condition history
Last updated: