Re: chromosome analysis after D&C Thank you Dr. Nemirovsky
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Tue, 30 Sep 2003 23:02:13 -0500 (CDT)
Dr Nemirovsky;
Thank you for helping me with a very difficult decision.
Best Wishes,
Mandy
At Tue, 30 Sep 2003, Hector Nemirovsky M.D. wrote:
>
>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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