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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.
Cause No. 2: Medical Conditions. A miscarriage during weeks 13 through 24, the second trimester, often results from a problem with the mother. These are some health problems that increase a woman's risk for miscarriage. 1  An infection such as cytomegalovirus or German measles. 2  Hormone problems that prevent the lining of your uterus from thickening, which the fertilized egg needs to implant.