was it a miscarriage?

Question

I was went off Depo about 8 months ago because I had advaced dysplasia from HPV and had a LEEP. Luckily, my periods had been pretty regular. I completly missed my August period which would have been due around the 20th. I had unprotected sex with my fiancee. At the end of September I had heavier than usual bleeding (soaking a tampoon every 1-2 hours, which is unusual for me) accompanied by many large clots and tissue. I had lower back pain (not unusual for me) but worse than usual. It ended 9 days later but I am still having a brown discharge. I did have bad cramps, but I always have. I felt nauseous for most of the ordeal and before. My breast had also been increadibly sensitive with a lot of pain.

I smoke and while I don't normally drink excessivly I drank on two seperate occasions. (please no lecture) I am scarred to find out I was pregnant and that I lost it because of my own actions.

I was also told after my LEEP that it could make my cervix weak and lead to miscarriages.

Answer 1

Registered Nurse Here; Stop beating yourself up, if you were pregnant you didn't know it. So stop hurting yourself even more. Now I'm not at all convinced you even had a miscarriage. I have seen women, ESPECIALLY WOMEN WITH DYSPLASIA PASS TISSUE. First of all Dysplasia is an overgrowth of the lining of the uterus, therefore the tissue sometimes sluffs off in whole pieces of tissue. Rather than tiny pieces which many females normally see with there monthly cycle. You have stated two significant diseases that could cause your abnormal bleeding and length of menstrual cycle, and brownish discharge. With Dysplasia and HPV, a female can and do experience these symptoms. Having LEEP, usually is not significant this early in a pregnancy. It tends to give problems, towards the end of the first trimester and continues throughout your pregnancy. Many times the GYN, will sew the cervix up. I strongly suggest, you make an appointment and go and see your GYN physician. No one can give you more piece of mind, than your physician. Plus there is not so much speculation. Do it Please go see your Doc and thanks for the opportunity to address such a sensitive, and well written question.

Answer 2

It is possible that you did in fact miscarry, but even if it were in fact what happened, miscarriages are not usually due to anything you did or did not do. The heavier than normal period could also just have been that, as your body recovers from the Depo and the LEEP. Women occasionally do have heavy periods, and the lining of the uterus can break down into large clots which can pass through the cervix. These heavier periods are often accompanied with cramping and nausea, and breast tenderness, as they are all the result of hormonal changes and surges. You will never really know if you were pregnant or not, and there is no point beating yourself up over it. If you were, it was not a healthy pregnancy, and if you weren't it was just a hormonal muckup which is now straightening things out. Either way, you don't have anything to do with it.
Your LEEP scarred the cervix, but it doesn't necessarily mean you will not be able to carry a healthy pregnancy in future. A Gyn will notice the scarring, and as a rule, scar tissue is tougher than the tissue it replaces. It is not as stretchy, so it might affect how the cervix dialates in labor, but it should do just fine. It just depends on how you scar and how extensive the scarring is.
Millions of women have become pregnant after the LEEP and gone on to deliver healthy happy babies. They deliver vaginally as well. That decision is made usually at the time, and the scarring on the cervix is usually only a minor consideration. Even if you do develop a weak or incompetant cervix due to the procedure, a GYN can perform a procedure called Cervical cerclage, where a loop of suture material is used to purse close the cervix and keep it from dilating until labor starts- or it is removed just prior to labor to start it. Again, there are many ladies who have the procedure done, and most are not even due to a prior LEEP. It is an old procedure as well- I sit here typing as a result of it being done on my mother to allow her to carry me to term. That was nearly 4 decades ago.
It would probably be best for your peace of mind to have an appointment with your GYN and have a heart to heart discussion about your concerns. He/she is the best one to recommend when to consider becoming pregnant, as well as methods to avoid pregnancy until you decide. If you continue to see the same doctor who has been treating you for the other problems, they will already be familiar with the scarring on your cervix and better able to anticipate any problems, as well as handle the delivery. As I said, millions of women sucessfully become mothers after LEEP, and there is likely no reason you could not join the number.
So far as the other matter, it is not something you can really know, and there is no point to getting upset about it. In a healthy pregnancy, there is actually very little you can do to shake a healthy baby loose early. If there were, there would be many women doing it. There are sensible precautions and lifestyle changes, but a drink or two are not going to hurt you or a baby more than likely. Smoking is not ideal, but again, healthy babies are born to mothers who smoke during pregnancy. You can't spend it all on a cushion, and even if you could, some pregnancies just end in miscarriage for reasons nobody fully understands. So quit beating yourself up about it. Do what you can reasonably do, and let the rest go. And good luck in future motherhood- if it's what you want, I see no reason why you can't.

Answer 3

I had a miscarriage, after which a child now not lengthy after, then one other miscarriage. Considering I used to be advised I'd in no way get pregnant, I regarded that one a blessing. Two years later I pass pregnant once more, and we had a good time and proposal we would in no way get pregnant once more. Then #three used to be born 18 months after #two...WOW! Then #four used to be 15 months after #three, then 18 months later #five....we began pondering it used to be a few type of cosmic shaggy dog story! #6 used to be born 2 years after #five, and quantity seven (we name her seven of 7) used to be born 2 years after #6. My SIL additionally confronted a couple of miscarriages, 4 or 5 I consider, she stopped telling us after a whilst. She received pregnant approximately ten years in the past regardless that, after which popped out FIVE in ten years. So we are each relatively joyful with our little benefits. I'm sorry on your loss, I have no idea what else to let you know besides to maintain your hopes up. I in no way proposal I'd be so blessed, and I recall the ones days of dread, each and every month of praying. We had been complete nuts for the period of our pregnancies, in particular for the reason that all of our miscarriages had been after 12 weeks...some distance into the trimester of 'security'.

Answer 4

well it sounds like u could have but i can't believe u went thru all that without seeing a dr. go to the dr. and make sure u r ok.

Answer 5

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miscarriage

Answer 6

do u want a diagnosis from just anybody?