In recent years there has been discussion in the medical community about avoiding the use of this term in favor of the less ambiguous term “miscarriage”. Complete miscarriage – This natural process causes the physical signs of miscarriage, often accompanied by some blood clots (ranging from small ones about 1 to 3 cm in size, to larger ones the size of a golf ball, or occasionally a very large one up to about the size of an orange).
The central goal of the doctor in this situation will be to try to figure out whether the woman has passed all of the tissue from the fetus and placenta. If she has passed all the tissue, she may only require observation by medical personnel. On the other hand, a woman who has not passed all of the tissue will usually need suction dilation and curettage of the uterus to remove any retained products of the pregnancy.