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Regarding 10-15%: “Spontaneous abortion was found to be: i) the predominant outcome of fertilization and ii) a natural and inevitable part of human reproductio
by moistly 4y ago
Regarding 10-15%:
“Spontaneous abortion was found to be: i) the predominant outcome of fertilization and ii) a natural and inevitable part of human reproduction at all ages.”
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/372193v1 https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/372193v1
Admittedly, most of those wouldn’t be classified as miscarriages because many fertilized ova don’t implant, and many more are lost as part of what the woman will consider a “regular” period: the blastocyst being so undeveloped that its loss isn’t noticeable.
Still, most fertilization never make it to term, regardless of access to healthcare services.