What causes chemical pregnancies?
Many early pregnancy failures are due to genetic abnormalities, mainly “trisomies” where an extra chromosome is present in what should be a pair. Some pathologists believe that the earlier the failure occurs after implantation, the more likely it is to be genetic. You can also have implantation problems that would cause chemical pregnancies such as hypercoagulation, failure to form the needed blood vessels, or autoimmune issues. (For more information read Immunology May be Key to Pregnancy Loss by Carolyn Coulam, M.D.) Note that chemical pregnancies are early miscarriages, not out of whack hormones as the name may imply.
Many early pregnancy failures are due to genetic abnormalities, mainly “trisomies” where an extra chromosome is present in what should be a pair. The earlier the failure occurs after implantation, the more likely it is to be genetic. You can also have implantation problems that would cause chemical pregnancies such as hypercoagulation, failure to from the needed blood vessels, or autoimmune issues. It is important to remember that, chemical pregnancies are early miscarriages, not abnormal hormones as the name may imply.
