is a miscarriage considered a period

By Anonymous February 19, 2012 - 8:42pm

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Rosa Cabrera RN

Hi Anonymous,

Thanks for your question. A miscarriage is not a period, it means that at one point the egg and sperm met and for one of many reasons, it ended in a miscarriage. A period is the shedding of your unfertilized egg along with the endometrial lining.

https://www.empowher.com/media/reference/miscarriage

I hope this answers your question,

Rosa

February 20, 2012 - 7:47am

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