Frequently Asked Questions: What can trigger a miscarriage?

Are there ways or means to induce a miscarriage?

Perhaps an unplanned pregnancy has pulled the ground out from under your feet, and you are very afraid of what this could mean for you.

Or you are struggling internally with the decision — have an abortion or have the baby? — and feel very exhausted.
It is understandable if the wish arises not to have to make this decision at all, but instead that nature would take it out of your hands through a miscarriage. Some women also report the thought of wanting to end the pregnancy as “inconspicuously” as possible, because they experience the decision-making process as very distressing and feel stuck.

Even though there are many home remedies and pieces of advice that supposedly can induce a miscarriage, most of them are not only ineffective but, in the worst case, can cause serious health damage.Even alcohol, drugs, or certain medications do not directly trigger a miscarriage. While they may increase the risk and should therefore absolutely be avoided during pregnancy, a miscarriage does not automatically occur. Instead, the risk of serious health damage increases significantly — both for you and for the child. For this reason, any attempts to induce a miscarriage on your own are strongly discouraged.
Even in the case of a natural miscarriage, medical supervision is important to prevent complications and to support emotional processing.
To protect a woman’s health, it is also legally required that an abortion be accompanied by a doctor.

ℹ️ About 10–20% of all confirmed pregnancies end in miscarriage. Most miscarriages occur up to the 12th week of pregnancy.
In most cases, no clear cause for a miscarriage can be identified.
This also means that women who fear they may have caused a miscarriage themselves — for example through stress, anxiety, or physical strain — do not need to blame themselves.

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