A Miscarriage can be a heart breaking event, for any young couple, more so if it is recurrent. Thankfully, globally only 1 percent of women are affected by this, the word 'recurrent' used to denote at least 3 pregnancies that did not continue to full term.

On the brighter side, even after 3 miscarriages, a woman has 60 to 80 percent chance of conceiving and carrying a healthy pregnancy. In the case of recurrent miscarriages, it is recommended that one undergoes a blood test, as also a test known as karyotyping. In this case, the fetus is tested for abnormalities, in the chromosomes.

It should be noted that miscarriages, can also be caused due to fibroid tumors or small polyps. Yet the principal reasons of miscarriages are either chromosomal abnormalities in the pregnancy, or immunological abnormalities in the mother.

The steps involved to prevent recurrent miscarriages, would be to quit smoking, limit the consumption of Caffeine, screen for STD's , take folic acid and get tested for diabetes.

It's been seen that recurrent early miscarriages are commonly due to genetic or chromosomal problems, with 50-80 percent of spontaneous losses having abnormal chromosomal number.

In fact structural problems of the uterus, can also play a role in early miscarriage. What is interesting to note is that about 60 percent of all miscarriages, occur at random.

A Spontaneous miscarriage apparently occurs when an embryo receives an unusual amount of chromosomes, during fertilization. This happens by chance and medically there is no real way to prevent this. Having said that, the older the chronological age of an expectant mother, the greater the risk of a miscarriage.