Table 2.

Medical Characteristics of the Miscarriage

Experience		Frequency (%)
Experienced symptoms*	Vaginal bleeding	196 (55.2%)
	Abdominal pain	160 (45.1%)
	Passing tissues or clots	93 (26.2%)
	Reduced pregnancy signs (i.e., nausea and vomiting, breast tenderness, tiredness)	60 (16.9%)
	No symptoms (suddenly discovered)	75 (21.1%)
Causes of miscarriage	Chromosomal abnormality	23 (6.5%)
	Uterine factor	12 (3.4%)
	Antiphospholipid syndrome	24 (6.8%)
	Endocrine abnormality	4 (1.1%)
	Infections	17 (4.8%)
	Unexplained	275 (77.5%)
Treatment of miscarriage	Expectant management	128 (36.1%)
	Medical management	54 (15.2%)
	Surgical management	173 (48.7%)

* Multiple answers were allowed