Are You Experiencing Recurrent Miscarriage? IVF Can Help
Thirty-five-year-old Sameera Matankar (name changed), VP, Strategy and Development of a leading MNC was envied by all for her sterling success as a corporate woman.
However, hardly anyone had an inkling of the deep pain that Sameera had bottled up for failing to become a mother, despite her six-year-long marriage.
Over a span of four years, Sameera conceived five times, but every time she had a miscarriage. For the first miscarriage, she was not that affected.
But, after the second miscarriage, she became emotionally distraught as her treating gynaecologist told that she belongs to less than 5% of women who experience two consecutive miscarriages.
Sameera’s disturbed state of mind made her successful career came to an abrupt end. She became so sensitive about her ‘shortcoming’ that she started avoiding all social functions, where she feared she would inevitably be asked about the ‘good news’.
Sameera plunged into depression when she heard about even her own friends becoming pregnant. Every time, she ended up asking herself, “Why do I end up having miscarriages, when everyone else around me is even having their second or third babies? What can I do to end my trauma?”
After her fifth miscarriage, she was determined to take expert help. She no longer wanted to subject herself through this trauma, time and again. Her search for treatment began with her assessment at Mumbai’s Gynaecworld.
Sameera was diagnosed with Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (RPL) — a condition that is distinct from infertility and defined by two or more failed pregnancies.
Says Dr Duru Shah, Chairperson, Gynaecworld, who diagnosed Sameera, “Although approximately 15% of all recognized pregnancies result in miscarriage, only 1% experience three or more. Recurrent miscarriage usually occurs before 20 weeks of gestation.”
Multiple miscarriages can be devastating for a couple trying to conceive. But even after a recurrent miscarriage, a successful pregnancy can become a reality.
In this article, Dr Duru Shah discusses the causes of recurrent miscarriage and how treatment with In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) can help women become mothers even after multiple miscarriages.
