PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for October, 2001: Re: why is conception right after HSG at no increased risk for chromosome problem?

Re: why is conception right after HSG at no increased risk for chromosome problem?

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 31 Oct 2001 16:26:23 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 31 Oct 2001, Kristina wrote: >
>I've read a lot of stories in the site about women successfully
>conceived the same cycle after an HSG and had live births. I'm
>wondering why the x-ray didn't harm the egg since the egg they conceived
>with have actually started growing one or two months ago from what I
>read in a book. So when they had the x-ray, the growing follicle was
>actually exposed to it, then why this didn't lead to chromosome problem?
>A million thanks for your answer!!!

Kristina, The amount of radiation exposure with an HSG is not that high. Second, the exposure is only to the egg. It is radiation exposure to the embryo, because of its rapid development that carries the potential for problems. Finally, radiation exposure in the first trimester is usually associated with an "all-or-none" phenomenon, in that significant radiation exposure will result in a loss rather than chromosomal problems... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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