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From: werner@aecom.UUCP (Craig Werner)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Miscarriages: Some more information. . .
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Date: Tue, 27-Nov-84 00:15:44 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 27 00:15:44 1984
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	Last week, I placed the miscarriage rate at 5-10 rather than 25% as
noted and contested, with the caveat that if I came accross better info I'd
relay it.
	Well, I did.  The number is closer to 15% (1 in 6, OK). This includes
defective zygotes (only several hundred cells) which are fairly common due to
chromosome mispairing in the egg, the sperm, or multiple fertilization. The
15% may be an underestimate, since this stage of pregnancy is within 3-4 weeks
of fertilization, so may be confused with a delayed menstruation (not an
uncommon event)
	But by now, I'm sure there are other articles on the net as well...
-- 
				Craig Werner
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