Patient's question:
Can you get pregnant after a natural miscarriage? How long after pregnancy do you usually take medication to prevent miscarriage?Doctor's answer:
Among women of childbearing age, habitual abortion is not uncommon, and how to preserve the fetus is a matter they are very concerned about. Most habitual abortions occur within 12 weeks of pregnancy, so doctors prescribe uterine preservation medication in advance for women with a history of miscarriage, based on the timing of their past miscarriages. If the medication schedule is properly arranged, the expected results can often be achieved. If a pregnant woman has a heavy mental burden and is relatively tense, selective short-term administration of low-dose sedatives such as chlordiazepoxide (Librium) or diazepam (Valium) can be considered, but the medication duration should not be prolonged.Using progesterone during pregnancy can relax the uterine smooth muscle and reduce the uterus's sensitivity to posterior pituitary hormone and oxytocin (prostaglandin). Higher doses of progesterone can inhibit the activity of the uterine smooth muscle, keeping the uterus in a relatively balanced state to achieve the goal of preserving the fetus. Progesterone is more effective in preventing threatened abortion than habitual abortion.