Are IVF patients more likely to miscarry?
There are certain factors that can make it seem as if pregnancy loss is more common among infertility patients, when in fact the miscarriage rate is approximately equal to that in the general population. Since pregnancy is detected very early in women who undergo IVF, women who miscarry early are aware of a pregnancy that otherwise might not have been recognized. Also, women over the age of 35 have higher incidences of both infertility and miscarriage than younger women.
