What is the difference between miscarriage and menstruation?

Miscarriage is a very heartbreaking thing for expectant mothers who want a baby. We all know that whether it is miscarriage or menstruation, there will be a common symptom, that is bleeding. This causes some female friends to be confused and think they are having their period when they are clearly pregnant or having a miscarriage. So, how do we distinguish between the two? Next, the editor will show you the difference between miscarriage and menstruation.

What is miscarriage

Termination of pregnancy before 28 weeks of gestation and with a fetal weight of less than 1000g is called abortion. Abortion that occurs before 12 weeks of pregnancy is called early abortion, and abortion that occurs between 12 weeks and less than 28 weeks of pregnancy is called late abortion. Abortion is divided into spontaneous abortion and induced abortion. The incidence of spontaneous abortion accounts for about 15% of all pregnancies, and most of them are early abortions. There are also two specific types of miscarriage: missed miscarriage and habitual miscarriage.

What is menstruation

Menstruation is a physiological cycle that occurs in some fertile female humans and in chimpanzees and other hominins. Cows, mares, female camels, sows, and sheep also have menstruation, and some mammals experience estrus cycles. In women of childbearing age and female primates, the endometrium undergoes cyclical changes every month or so, with autonomous thickening, blood vessel proliferation, glandular growth and secretion, and endometrial collapse and shedding accompanied by bleeding. This periodic vaginal discharge or uterine bleeding is called menstruation.

The difference between miscarriage and menstruation

Generally speaking, meat-like white embryonic tissue can be seen in the blood of miscarriage. If the menstruation is delayed for half a month and the pregnancy has miscarriage, then this white embryonic tissue will be about the size of the first joint of the thumb, like a disc. If you look closely and don't find any such tissue, then you are having your period. If you want to confirm whether you are pregnant now, you can go to the hospital tomorrow to have a blood HCG test. Whether it is menstruation or miscarriage, as long as the bleeding can stop within 7 days and the amount of bleeding is not heavy, it can still be regarded as a menstruation. Just replenish nutrition and rest.

The above is some of the content about the difference between miscarriage and menstruation that the editor introduced to you. I hope it will be helpful to you. Friends, after listening to my introduction, do you know the difference between miscarriage and menstruation? These are common sense, and knowing more about them is helpful. The editor recommends that friends read some maternal and child books when they have time.