Ginger, have you guys thought about doing PDG before your transfer?
In medicine and (clinical) genetics pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD or PIGD) (also known as embryo screening) refers to procedures that are performed on embryos prior to implantation, sometimes even on oocytes prior to fertilization. PGD is considered another way to prenatal diagnosis. When used to screen for a specific genetic disease, its main advantage is that it avoids selective pregnancy termination as the method makes it highly likely that the baby will be free of the disease under consideration. PGD thus is an adjunct to assisted reproductive technology, and requires in vitro fertilization (IVF) to obtain oocytes or embryos for evaluation.
The term pre-implantation genetic screening (PGS) is used to denote procedures that do not look for a specific disease but use PGD techniques to identify embryos at risk. PGD is a poorly chosen phrase because, in medicine, to "diagnose" means to identify an illness or determine its cause. An oocyte or early-stage embryo has no symptoms of disease. They are not ill. Rather, they may have a genetic condition that could lead to disease. To "screen" means to test for anatomical, physiological, or genetic conditions in the absence of symptoms of disease. So both PGD and PGS should be referred to as types of embryo screening.
I too had a natural miscarriage at 5 weeks 7 years ago and in may a d&c at 10 weeks, baby stopped at 9 weeks, but was measuring a week behind. I had the testing done and it came back inconclusive. So I went to a RE and had them run chromosonal testing on me and my husband as well as all the other testing on me and it came back normal for chromosonal but i have prothrombin gene mutation blood disorder and i am on lovenox with this pregnancy. We will never know for sure about the cause of the last miscarraige but im glad to have found this disorder.
The gentic testing takes 3 weeks to get results.
I will give the spiurilina a try too. this is the last ivf cycle we can hardly afford so I'm going to make it count. As soon as I recover from the surgery I'll be back getting treatment with the acupuncturist. My RE said I have to sit out a couple cycles and has me on meds to build my lining back up.
Thanks for all your help.
sadly somteime there is no reason and everything just stops, in a way its better if they do find a genetic problem as then you have a reason, if your going to an acupuncturist, your uterine lining should be good and your uterus should be "warm" and there should be adequit blood flow to the baby as well, as for the wheatgrass, I think spirulina is better but you can buy a spirulina/wheatgrass mix and yuou can get it in powder form which you make into smoothies with banana etc, or you can get the tablets, which you need aroun 10 a day :)
I have another question... If the genetic testing doesn't come back with abnormal chromosomes what are the other possibilities for the demise? We heard and saw the strong heart beat a week apart from each other. Then I was cleared to see the re in two weeks which I never made it to due to hemorrhaging. I was told it passes away at 8 weeks when I was supposed to be exactly 9 weeks.
He didn't say that genetics would be excluded but had mentioned the further along you are the chances drops as being the reason for mc. This conversation was right before my procedure. We did elect genetic testing but who knows how long that can take?? My cousin who is my same age had genetic testing done on her mc. It showed severe downs and severe heart defect. She had a daughter a year prior who has several handicapps. With her we are unsure if it was a drug/alcohol issue or if there are just developement and mental issues unrelated. My family has no sort of problems but I can't say the same about her husbands side of the family. They are irresponsible and refuse to have genetic testing for her.
I myself have had my genetic testing come back perfect but my re puts me on meds just incase (lovenox, prednisone)
I'm 37 right now
I know he will have more info me when we have the consultation but I want to have questions for him as well. I had caught him off guard with my emergency, he just got back from a trip the day I needed surgery and I could tell his heart was just as broken as DH and I. We have grown a very strong relationship with this man.