Rhogam and Abortion: Understanding Potential Risks & Precautions

Question
Hello,
About two years ago I had an abortion.  I already had three children and I got pregnant right away.  We decided to abort that 4th baby.  I know for sure I received the rhogam shot w/ my first three pregnancies.  I know I did not receive the shot with my abortion.  It never crossed my mind that I did not get the shot.  I recently became pregnant and lost the baby at 10 weeks.  I just have a feeling the reason I lost the baby was because I did not receive the rhogam after the abortion.  Could this be?  Also, we really want to have another baby but since I did not get the rhogam shot after the abortion can i now always lose the babies?  I am ashamed and do not want to ask my Dr.  Please HELP!

Answer
Hi Amber,

There is a chance that you lost the baby because you didn't receive the shot, however this is hard to prove as miscarriages can occur for many reasons. I assume you were given the shot after you miscarried, if so, any future pregnancies will be protected and therefore will not cause you to miscarry. Good luck!