Coming To Term Uncovering the Truth About Miscarriage

Why did you, as a man, choose to write a book about miscarriage? "The subject of miscarriage gripped me, given how much nonsense my wife, Shannon, and I heard as she went through four consecutive pregnancy losses. I decided to write the book I wish had existed when miscarriage had us in its throes." Did any news completely surprise you? "Early in my research, I uncovered a fact that astonished me: when women like Shannon, veterans of three or more miscarriages in a row, become pregnant again, they will, with no treatment, carry to term nearly 70 percent of the time. Not only had no one ever mentioned this major detail to us, but the underlying biology baffled me. I wanted to separate the many myths that surround this most common event from the scientific studies that have attempted to illuminate one of the greatest mysteries that exists about our bodies." Why don't doctors give patients more information? "As I delved deeper and deeper into the science of miscarriage, I was astonished that so little was known - even among doctors. This helps explain why so many unproven treatments have won wide acclaim - and have remained popular even when evidence surfaces that they do not work. Today, a wild-wild-West mentality still exists in this oft-ignored branch of medicine."Cohen, Jon is the author of 'Coming To Term Uncovering the Truth About Miscarriage', published 2005 under ISBN 9780618277247 and ISBN 0618277242.