Re: 2 m/c in a row for NORMAL couple: bad luck or sth else?

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At Mon, 18 Mar 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>One Dr. on this forum said that 1 out of 100 Normal couple will have 2
>m/c in a row.
>1. Then how common is that for a NORMAL couple to have two m/c in a row
>due to chromosomal abnormality?
>We had 2 first trimester m/c at the age of 30 (DH 31) with the second
>being trisomy 22 and the first unknown and DH and I are normal
>genetically.
>2. I don't know whether the first one was due to a chromosomal problem
>also or not but if it is (since most early m/c is caused by chromosomal
>issue) then why it could happen twice in a row since both of us do not
>have numerical or structural chromosome problem from the bloodwork?
>3. We both tested for everything which would cause m/c and both normal.
>If the first one was not due to chromosome problem then what else could
>cause the abnormal development of the embryo?
>4. Or did we just have back luck?
>5. And how common is that chromosome defect is in the ovary or testes
>if not from the bloodwork?
>Can you please shed some light on this? Thanks a lot!

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Tufts University School of Medicine

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