Normally women will discover that they do experience some discharge, or cervical mucus during a miscarriage. This discharge will either be clear, yellow or brown in colour, all of which are normal.

Bleeding in the early days of pregnancy is common, and is unlikely to harm your baby. About one in five mums-to-be have some bleeding in the first three months of their continuing pregnancy. It usually happens at about the same time that your period would have been due, and may last for a day or two.

Ultrasound scans are a fairly accurate way of determining your baby's sex from about 18 weeks of pregnancy.

Extra-uterine growth is affected by the patient's monthly hormonal cycle. The resulting bleeding does not have an exit route.

POI is a condition in which a woman's ovaries stop producing hormones and producing eggs at a young age.

You should swallow the pill at the same time every day, whether or not you have sex. If you miss one or more pills, or start a pill pack too late, you may need to use another method of birth control, like a condom.