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Post by sgklp on Apr 7, 2005 22:43:04 GMT -5
Has anyone had any experiences with multiple challenges. I just experienced my 3rd miscarriage within a year as a result of blighted ovum each time.
Everything I read indicates that this is unusual.
I have a healthy 4 year old daughter that was conceived and carried without issue.
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Post by justinsmomma on Apr 8, 2005 4:57:41 GMT -5
Hello,
I am so sorry that you have had to go through three blighted ovum miscarriages in the course of a year. You must be an amazingly strong person. I myself have suffered two m/c, with a healthy child in between. After my 2nd m/c I went to fertility specialists before TTC again. I was found to have a blood clotting disorder (actually a gene mutation) that most likely caused my blighted ovum (s). (We will never be sure about the 2nd loss being a b/o because I carried to 11.5 weeks and the sac only grew to 7.5, so there was no fetal matter left to examine). The theory in my case is that either my placental tissue gets riddled with clots, impairing oxygen flow to the fetus, or the umbilical cord gets riddled with clots, same scenario. They said that my son is a "miracle" and I am grateful that 1. nothing happened to him during my pregnancy and 2. nothing happened to me (I could've had a stroke or aneurysm at any time through 6 weeks PP)
My advice to you is to go to a reproductive endocrinoligist or fertility specialist to look for a cause. 3 b/o's in a row seems to be very very unusual and unfortunate. God bless you for having gone through that.
Let us know if you have more questions or need a HUG.
HUGS
Kris
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Lauren
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Post by Lauren on Apr 8, 2005 6:55:59 GMT -5
I would go to a specialist too. I was already going to a fertility specialist when I had a bo in December 2004. We had a lot of trouble conceiving because my husband has poor sperm morphology (he had varicoceles surgery) and I have low progesterone. When we got pregnant we thought all our problems were resolved! Then I lost the baby at 7 1/2 weeks. We did genetics testing, which came back that the baby was chomosomally healthy, so I did a ton of immune disorder tests, and it was discovoered that I have elevated Natural Killer Cells. We just got back to ttc, and are in the middle of two IUIs, and if I get pregnant, I will get an iv every month called IVIg.
There are a lot of problems, that if discovered, are fairly easily treated. You should have the tests done to try to avaoid further miscarriages.
Good Luck to you. Lauren
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Post by kurby68 on Apr 8, 2005 7:18:54 GMT -5
Welcome. I am sorry that you have to be here. And that you have had to deal with so much loss. I definitely would be seeking some answers from a specialist too. If you have any questions concerns or just need to rant, vent or cry on a shoulder we are here for you.
Take care and keep us posted on how you are doing. Kallie
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Post by sgklp on Apr 8, 2005 15:52:26 GMT -5
Thank you for the responses.
I do have an appt scheduled with a specialist and my ob/gyn did send my husband and I for chromosomal testing which we do not have the results back from yet. Ob/gyn seems to think that this will come back normal since we had no problems with my 1st (no m/c prior to her and easy, healthy pregnancy). Who knows?
She said nothing else appears to be wrong and it could just be bad luck. I just cannot accept that after the 3rd time so we do have an appt with a specialist once we get the results of the bloodwork back.
Thank you also for sharing some of what you found to be your challenge. It is somewhat comforting to know that you at least found out what the cause was and that there was some intervention that you could do.
How difficult was it to come to these conclusions? Were they relatively simple tests or complicated and invasive? I had a D&C as a result of my 1st m/c and they did test the tissue, which did come back totally normal.
I sure hope that I did not make a mistake by not pushing my Doc earlier to start investigating this more aggressively. The specialist I am scheduled to see is very reputable so hopefully that will shed some light.
No problem conceiving...always takes 1-4 months at the most.
Only thing keeping me strong is the hope of finding some answers. My husband is concerned about how I will react if I cannot get concrete information. Not willing to go through this over and over again but cannot make an educated decision as to what to do next until I have some information.
I appreciate the support and I will update once I learn more.
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Post by twoinky2000 on Apr 9, 2005 20:17:54 GMT -5
Hello...Iam so sorry you have went through this 3 times. I have had two b-o's with a set of twins beforehand. Like you i had no problems with my first pregnancy. They did testing on both sacs and found everything to be normal...iam like you..i want answers, and just cant belive that its bad luck. I have had several tests done, but mostly blood tests, for blood clotting disorders and diabetes and other things...everything came back normal. Its been about two years since my last loss and i did try for a while but now am taking a break for about a year. Iam looking forward to learning what all tests they do for you as iam going to have every test possible done before i start trying again.....Iam sorry for your 3 losses and hope they find an easy solution for you....let us know
stella
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Post by snowflakemommy on Apr 28, 2005 10:40:05 GMT -5
I have had multiple m/c'es, all but one being "blighted ovums". We, too, had a full term successful PG after our 2nd m/c...but then went on to m/c again... We DID end up having a chromosomal issue, completely unbeknown to us. Dh has balanced tranlocation, which, w/ ttc, can result in an offspring who is unbalanced...and w/ our involved chromosomes, leads to m/c in 60+% w/ each PG. Very sad! Dh is perfectly normal...he has all the genetic material...so nothing wrong w/ him. However, because the genetic material is translocated between 2 different chromosomes, w/ genetics..combining w/ my genes...part of this, or more of this genetic sequencing is created, resulting in our m/c'ed babies.
I'm hoping it is NOT the case for you. Though I've met couples who've gone on to have the size family they desired, it was with having to endure a lot of loss to "get there." For us, we continued to have loss, and therefore chose to stop the pain and pursued adoption.
Please do update us as you learn more. Best wishes...
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Post by kurby68 on Apr 28, 2005 11:23:34 GMT -5
sgklp
How are you doing? I hope that all is well.
SnowflakeMommy
Welcome. I am sorry that you had to go through much in order to find out what was causing the m/c. I am happy that you did find out and have 2 children to love and be loved by.
Take care Kallie
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