New University of Warwick research indicates cause of recurrent miscarriage Stem cell research to start to help end heartache for thousands of women Scientists at the University of Warwick have discovered that a lack of stem cells in the womb lining is causing thousands of women to suffer from recurrent miscarriages. Miscarriage is the most common cause of loss; between 15-25% of pregnancies end in miscarriage and one in 100 women trying to conceive suffer recurrent miscarriages, defined as the loss of three or more consecutive pregnancies. The team found that an epigenetic signature – which is typical of stem cells – was absent in cultures established from womb biopsies taken from women suffering recurrent miscarriages.
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