# New Study Reveals How Miscarriage May Be Prevented Through Hormone Treatment

- Link: https://stayathomemum.com.au/wellbeing/fertility/new-study-reveals-how-miscarriage-may-be-prevented-through-hormone-treatment/
- Published: 2017-01-11T11:54:22+11:00
- Author: Clare Whitfield

## _A new study has revealed that a well-timed dosage of progesterone may help prevent miscarriage._

> A new [study](http://www.fertstert.org/article/S0015-0282(16)63029-7/fulltext)
> published in the journal, _Fertility and Sterility,_ shows that women who have
> previously experienced miscarriage have a bigger chance of successfully carrying
> a pregnancy to term when given the treatment regime, which involved inserting 
> supplements of the hormone into the vagina in the second half of the menstrual
> cycle.

The study was done on a group of women who previously had two or more ‘unexplained
pregnancy losses’ not more than 10 weeks into their pregnancies. The results showed
that two thirds of the participants delivered their babies successfully after the
administration of the progesterone.

[⌊Woman holding smartphone displaying pregnancy ultrasound image⌉⌊Woman holding smartphone displaying pregnancy ultrasound image⌉ ](https://i0.wp.com/stayathomemum.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/miscarry.jpg?quality=89&ssl=1)

It’s believed that the progesterone helps maintain a healthy uterus lining in the
critical days following fertilisation. This helps the zygote to successfully implant
into the wall of the uterus.

While the study shows the treatment is successful in helping prevent [miscarriage](http://www.kidspot.com.au/birth/conception/real-life/after-my-third-miscarriage-i-had-to-start-talking-about-it),
further research is required.

Source: [Kidspot.com.au](http://www.kidspot.com.au/birth/pregnancy/miscarriage/miscarriage-could-be-prevented-with-a-simple-shot-of-hormones)

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 Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical
home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney,
she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school 
age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience
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