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"   Question I recently had a miscarriage and want to know why?  I did everything by the book.  I don&amp;#039;t smoke, I didn&amp;#039;t drink, I didn&amp;#039;t eat mayonnaise, eggs, p\u00E2t\u00E9 or anything else I wasn&amp;#039;t meant to eat.  When I had my first scan at 12-weeks the nurse said that there was &amp;#039;no foetal pole&amp;#039; which I was told meant not even a placenta.  Why did this happen?   Answer It is often very difficult to come to terms with a miscarriage.  Twelve weeks is a long time and the hopes that develop during this time are great.  We often blame ourselves, and imagine that it must be because of something we did or didn&amp;#039;t do.  In fact, at least 10-20 per cent of pregnancies end in miscarriage.  The majority of these occur in the first 12 weeks, and are due to random chromosomal abnormalities. This is the most likely reason for your miscarriage. The finding of &amp;#039;no foetal pole&amp;#039; means that either the foetus hadn&amp;#039;t developed (this can happen with chromosomal abnormalities) or that the foetus died in the very early stages (this could easily have occurred by the time you had your scan).  The placenta doesn&amp;#039;t really start to form until 12-weeks, so it is not at all surprising that there was no evidence of this. Please remember that having had one miscarriage does not mean that you have a significantly increased risk of having another.  Try to concentrate on looking after yourself.  Eat healthily, exercise regularly and spend time each day doing something that you enjoy and you will start to feel better.  It is likely that you will have some anxieties when you become pregnant again, and an early scan arranged by your GP would probably be a good idea to put your mind at rest. Yours sincerely The NetDoctor Medical Team  Other Qs &amp;amp;amp; As Coping with a miscarriage Did my miscarriage reduce my future fertility? How can I reduce the risk of miscarriage? How long should I wait after a miscarriage to conceive again? Loss of libido following a miscarriage When is it safe to have sex after a miscarriage? Why do I miscarry?  Last updated 11.08.2014 "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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