vinay kamat, md (medical director) was born and raised in maryland. after attending the university of maryland, he completed his medical degree at the medical college of pennsylvania. he completed a residency in internal medicine at johns hopkins university/sinai hospital of baltimore. he remained to serve as a chief resident of the program. he has ...
As you can see, the risk of miscarrying is reduced greatly after the first 3-4 weeks. By week 5, the chances of losing a pregnancy drops to just 10%. At five weeks, youâre one week past your missed period.
1 Abnormalities in the uterus, like scar tissue or uterine fibroids, can cause late miscarriages â after three months. 2  Smoking, the use of alcohol or cocaine, and heavy caffeine use have all been tied to miscarriage.  Women who are underweight or overweight have a greater risk of miscarriage than other women.