| Dismal as they are, there is hope for those women | | | | numbers that you should know but not necessarily |
| and couples that are concerned about the miscarriage | | | | take to heart, because there are other ways. |
| percentages. Beating the odds is not out of your | | | | Women in their 20's (20% end in miscarriage), |
| reach and can be much simpler than you think. Would | | | | women between 35-39 (20%), women between |
| you be willing to make a few lifestyle changes to | | | | 40-41 (35%) and by age 50 (50%). More and more |
| beat the miscarriage percentages and overcome your | | | | women are waiting to have children and are |
| infertility issues? | | | | therefore more concerned about these miscarriage |
| Researching the miscarriage percentages did not give | | | | percentages as they are concerned about infertility in |
| me any hope but rather, made me think more about | | | | general. Rightly so, because the 11.8% of women |
| adoption or just deciding not to have children. I asked | | | | between 15-44 years of age have impaired fecundity |
| myself if having children at my age was realistic or if, | | | | (ability to have children). This number is rising quickly. |
| maybe, there was something or someone that could | | | | Therefore, when my husband and I (both in that high |
| help improve my chances. Fortunately, Zig Ziggler | | | | risk category) decided it was time to start a family, I |
| taught me to always look on the positive side and to | | | | was concerned about all of the numbers, including the |
| not let the percentages get in the way of what I | | | | miscarriage percentages, because I had had a |
| wanted. | | | | miscarriage previously, although it was years ago. It |
| Thus began my education on the depressing road of | | | | still caused concern for me, because I really did not |
| infertility. Having talked to many women that are | | | | want to lose any time with another miscarriage if |
| begin told that they have infertility issues, such as | | | | there were any way that I could improve my |
| unexplained infertility or secondary infertility (having | | | | chances of a having a healthy child the first time |
| one child but unable to have a second) or are just | | | | around. So that is what I was searching for. |
| unable to get any solid information, I kept looking for | | | | The internet has allowed many people and cultures to |
| something that would improve my chances. But first, | | | | post their invaluable information on the web so that |
| I wanted to know and understand the miscarriage | | | | more people have access to it. For this reason, we |
| percentages so that I knew what I was up against. | | | | now have access to successful methods of |
| I have always heard, and know many women, that | | | | eliminating fertility issues by means other than |
| have had their first pregnancy end up in miscarriage. | | | | expensive surgeries or multiple drugs with side |
| The older we get (and this includes men), the greater | | | | effects. Bottom line is that we have more control |
| the miscarriage percentages. Here are the depressing | | | | over our bodies than thought previously. |