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Dear Dr. Jacobs,
After a 5 year history of unexplained infertility, my husband and I are completely amazed and shocked..I have become pregnant naturally. We have one son who is 2 years old who we conceived through IVF. We have had 2 IVF failures since July, and now we are suddenly pregnant. I am about 6 weeks right now.
I desperately want to be happy and optimistic but the 20% miscarriage statistic is haunting me. I have a fear of going for my first ultrasound appointment (scheduled 2 weeks from now) and there being no heartbeat.
Given my age (33) and previous full term pregnancy- is my chance for miscarriage truly 20% or perhaps less?
Thanks,
Tracy
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Unless thgere are specific risk factors for miscarriage, Your risk for miscarriage, at the age of 33, is about 10%.
Good luck.
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