PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for September, 2003: Re: chromosome analysis after D&C

Re: chromosome analysis after D&C

From: Hector Nemirovsky M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 30 Sep 2003 21:04:37 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 30 Sep 2003, Mandy wrote: >
>Hello;
>
>I am on my second pregnancy after a loss at 21 weeks to Turner Syndrome.
>On this pregnancy,my first scan at 7 wks. revealed a twin pregnancy
>with one empty sac and another larger sac with yolk sac and fetal pole.
>Subsequent scans have revealed no heartbeat and the formation of another
>ring in addition to the yolk sac and fetal pole, which my doctor has no
>idea what it is. I am now at 11 weeks and have begun bleeding.
>
>I am trying to decide between having a D&C to get a better chromosomal
>analysis,leaving no remains to bury, or burying the remains after I
>miscarry naturally.
>
>My questions are:
>
>If I have the D&C, could the chromosome analysis tell the sex of the
>children, or is there not enough genetic material?

Yes >
>Could the embryos have stopped developing for too long (necrotic) to get
>a analysis?

No >
>How long can I safely wait to miscarry before having D&C?

Not too long. >
>Any info would help me to make this decision and be much appreciated.

-- Hector Nemirovsky M.D. Fmr Head Obstetrics Division, Hospital Fernández, Buenos Aires, Argentina Fmr Assistant Professor in Obstetrics at Medical School, Buenos Aires University, Argentina Private Practice, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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