An ultrasound can confirm the diagnosis and reveal if all tissue has been discharged. A pelvic exam will indicate if the cervix has begun to dilate. Along with the known causes of miscarriage there are many misconceptions. By addressing some of those a woman can ease the fear that she somehow contributed to the loss of her pregnancy. Miscarriage is not cause by having intercourse, heavy lifting, minor falls, activity, excessive vomiting or stress.
Miscarriage can occur at any time during the childbearing years.
Whether it is the first, third or last pregnancy. No one can predict when or if it will occur. Many couples will only experience one miscarriage without a definitive cause ever being attributed. That is not to say that one experience is not an emotional and some times devastating time. The feelings can be over-whelming and some times unrelenting, but the best way to get through the ordeal would be to learn how to cope with it.