Concieving after miscarriage

[hopper]

Autoimmune diseases are quite common and for some reason doctors are often reluctant to test for them. We've had several instances where they did not test for autoimmune diseases only to turn out that there was an AI issue. Several of the autoimmune diseases can cause pregnancy loss so I think it's extremely important for docs to test for autoimmune disease in any cases of recurrent pregnancy loss. Autoimmune Disorders & Miscarriage | Prevent Miscarriage

Most autoimmune diseases are silent for many many years before becoming symptomatic. In fact it's very often the case, particularly in younger women that their disease is discovered when they lose a pregnancy or have a child with a health issue. I have an autoimmune disease and my blood tests indicated I'd had it for quite a long time, certainly during my last 3 pregnancies. Just luckily for me that it didn't cause any harm to my kiddos.

This is not a cause for additional concern. Please do not now have more concern than you already have. This is a good test to have, it will help rule out a lot of potentially harmful things (and even if you do have one or more than one as sadly they go in packs, they can treat it) . I'm simply glad that they have tested you for the AI diseases as not everyone gets that test ordered for them.

The amount of women with an AI disease I know with problems holding a pregnancy or even getting pregnant is unreal. I've only become aware of it since I myself was diagnosed this year. I pushed for more tests after my mc last summer as something just didn't feel right and I have chronic anaemia which can be an underlying symptom of a thyroid condition. I really had to push for the testing though!! I don't understand why testing is not more readily offered! It's just crazy to me. Two ladies I have told my story to have since gotten tested, diagnosed, medicated and are 10 and 13 weeks pregnant respectively. This is after years of secondary infertility for one lady and an absolute nightmare of mc after mc for the other lady!

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[atomic sagebrush]

It took me from January to the the middle of October in what I perceived to be a full on health crisis before they tested me and even then it was an after thought as if they were just trying to shut me up. And looking back on it even before it all blew up, I had inexplicable and weird symptoms for 20 years before that (heart palpitations, thirst, chronic anemia, years of horrible heartburn, and a rare inflammation of my optic nerve that is indicative of AI diseases) and was NEVER once tested for autoimmune disease. I have no idea why they don't test women regularly! So frustrating. So it is always good news when someone gets a test without having to fight for it.