What causes miscarriage and recurrent pregnancy loss? What is the best treatment and what are the controversies in the diagnosing and treating of miscarriage? In this episode, we talked with Dr. Lora Shahine, Reproductive Endocrinologist and Director of the Recurrent Pregnancy Program at Pacific NW Fertility and clinical faculty at the University of Washington in Seattle, and author of the book Not Broken: An Approachable Guide to Miscarriage and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss.In this episode, we cover:What is miscarriage? What other names do medical professionals use?Does the name change depending upon when in the pregnancy it occurs? What is a biochemical pregnancy and is it a “miscarriage”?When does miscarriage become “recurrent pregnancy loss”?How common are miscarriages? How common is recurrent pregnancy loss?Who should you see?What is the role of the male in miscarriage and recurrent pregnancy loss?Common causes and treatment What are the common causes for first trimester miscarriage?What are the common causes for recurrent pregnancy loss?How to diagnosis the cause of recurrent pregnancy loss?How to treat/prevent recurrent pregnancy loss?What should patients do to reduce their chance of a miscarriage?Understanding the controversies in treatment of recurrent pregnancy loss.Inherited ThrombophiliaMethylene Tetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR)-how our body processes folateLuteal Phase Defect and progesterone treatmentInfectionThyroidImmune system & immune treatment for RPLAspirin treatmentIVF as treatment for recurrent pregnancy lossThis podcast is produced  by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content:Weekly podcastsWeekly articles/blog postsResource pages on all aspects of family buildingPlease leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/creatingafamilySupport the show (https://creatingafamily.org/donation/)