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In this disease, high levels of a sugar called glucose are present in the blood. Women with diabetes, especially those in whom the disease is poorly controlled, have an increased risk of pregnancy loss. Women with a condition called polycystic ovary syndrome also have an increased risk of miscarriage. How common is it that a cause for repeated miscarriage cannot be identified? In 50â75% of women with repeated miscarriages, health care providers can find no cause for the pregnancy loss. There may be clues about what the problem is, but no sure answer is found.
Traditionally, the diagnosis of recurrent pregnancy loss is not made until a woman has lost at least three pregnancies. Overall about 20% of pregnancies end in miscarriage due to a non-recurrent cause. So, the risk of two consecutive losses is 20% of 20% or 4% of women will experience two losses.nd, if undetected or untreated, you may likely be at increased risk for a loss in a subsequent pregnancy. Some physicians and insurance companies argue that there is no point in initiating an evaluation for recurrent pregnancy loss unless your risk for miscarriage in a subsequent pregnancy is increased.