https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 14 Apr 2026 02:06:15 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/karotypechromosomal-analysis#post-2783416 Wed, 01 Nov 2017 10:20:35 +0000 mrskansas 2783416@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thank you all for your replies!</p> <p>I had my blood taken on Monday so hopefully the results won't take too long! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/karotypechromosomal-analysis#post-2783365 Tue, 31 Oct 2017 22:24:09 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2783365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband has a balanced translocation. We ended up conceiving DD1 with donor embryos after going through IVF with our own embryos with no luck. We didn’t find out until he got a karyotype. My RE couldn’t find a good reason for his infertility so she decided to run that test. I think it’s always a good idea to have as much information as possible.</p> <p>We did end up conceiving DD2 on our own. I was shocked when I didn’t miscarry and when she didn’t have any genetic issues. We don’t know if she has a translocation or not yet. She’s too little to have a full blood draw for a non pressing reason. I’ll get her tested in a few years. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/karotypechromosomal-analysis#post-2783359 Tue, 31 Oct 2017 19:46:27 +0000 Raspberry 2783359@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: Thank you! That makes a lot of sense about it being more difficult for a female carrier. It’s no big deal if your son has it - people like you and my DH are perfectly normal and healthy. It’s just nice so the next generation doesn’t have the same worries.</p> <p> I hope to read good news about you and @mrskansas: both soon. :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/karotypechromosomal-analysis#post-2783351 Tue, 31 Oct 2017 18:45:59 +0000 SweetiePie 2783351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raspberry: I haven’t had my son tested yet for the balanced translocation. Back when we did PGD with him they could only tell that he was balanced, not if there were translocations. So he could be a BT or totally normal.<br /> I’ve heard that with men who have a BT it’s more likely that if you get pregnant it will be viable because it’s likely only the normal sperm who can make it to the egg. And since many sperm are released at a time it’s better “odds”. With a woman like me you only release one egg and that one egg can be fertilized whether it’s good or bad. Like, even with PGD I was eventually told I should just use donor eggs because I had nothing normal in two retrieval’s. </p> <p>All that to say that while you definitely have worse than normal odds, since it’s a BT in the male it might mean that any pregnancies are more likely to be normal. So it might take more time to get pregnant but when you do it will be normal. Hopefully you got your bad luck out in the first couple cycles. Does any of this make sense? So if I was in your shoes I might be more comfortable just trying on our own as well, vs IVF.</p> <p>And 100% to your last sentence. After learning about the grim life expectancy/quality of life we would face, I’m so glad that I never had to make any decisions and all 3 ended on their own. Such a blessing in disguise. </p> <p>Lots of luck to you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/karotypechromosomal-analysis#post-2783338 Tue, 31 Oct 2017 16:52:21 +0000 Raspberry 2783338@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: DS was my first pregnancy with no previous losses. We were thrilled that he doesn't have balanced translocation either - sometimes I feel like I used up all my luck with him.</p> <p>We are currently TTC for #2. Got pregnant on the first cycle and miscarried at 6ish weeks, got a CP on the first try after that and now we're on the sixth cycle since. *Crickets*</p> <p>It might have been nice to be blissfully unaware but we were glad to know so that we could get prenatal testing which would not normally have been provided (Canadian public healthcare). We'd asked what the likely scenarios would have been if a baby with unbalanced translocation on those 2 chromosomes made it to birth and they were very grim. So I'm comforted to know that any natural loss experienced is better than the alternative. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/karotypechromosomal-analysis#post-2783337 Tue, 31 Oct 2017 16:40:54 +0000 SweetiePie 2783337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raspberry: There aren’t many with BT’s on here so I hope you don’t mind if I ask - how long have you been trying and how many losses have you had? I only had 2 before I was diagnosed and one after, and I often wonder what would have happened if I was never diagnosed and kept trying on my own. I know what they say my odds are but not sure how that would translate to real life. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/karotypechromosomal-analysis#post-2783326 Tue, 31 Oct 2017 15:01:20 +0000 Raspberry 2783326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband has balanced translocation on Chromosomes 1 and 2 (the big ones) so we are well aware of our increased chances of miscarriage over general population. We are in mutual agreement not to do IVF and simply continue trying for the set time we have also agreed on. It does help greatly as I feel I have been able to cope fairly well with my early losses. I hope that additional knowledge will also help you in some way. :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/karotypechromosomal-analysis#post-2783314 Tue, 31 Oct 2017 14:30:38 +0000 SweetiePie 2783314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrskansas: Just found my old post about this. Thought it might help.<br /> <a href="http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crap-i-have-a-balanced-translocation" rel="nofollow">http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crap-i-have-a-balanced-translocation</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/karotypechromosomal-analysis#post-2783313 Tue, 31 Oct 2017 14:26:37 +0000 SweetiePie 2783313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrskansas: I had karyotyping done after my 2nd missed miscarriage. Same as you, I get pregnant easily it’s just never viable. It turned out I have a balanced translocation, and as you know I now have to do IVF (PGD) because of it. My odds of having a healthy baby on my own are about 1/8, and those odds are really not feasible to try on my own.<br /> Happy to answer any other questions you might have.<br /> It’s an easy blood test so I personally would want to know. It sounds awful to say, but if you have a chromosomal abnormality like mine, a miscarriage is the BEST case scenario. Our biggest fear in trying on our own was...what if we didn’t miscarry and we found out later term that our baby was a trisomy 18 baby. The anguish of having to decide what to do, and if we decided to proceed, the life expectancy of that baby is low - like vast majority don’t live through the first year if they are ever born at all. And the quality of life in that first year is nonexistent (surgeries and life support).<br /> It’s for this reason that we would never want to try on our own, so even if I wasn’t willing/able to do IVF, I would want to know so that I could take permanent measures to avoid a pregnancy. While my current IVF baby is born via c section, I am having my tubes tied. You might not remember but this summer right before my embryo transfer I got pregnant accidentally. It was the most tortured I’ve felt in my ttc journey, knowing what the odds are. I actually felt extremely lucky and relieved that ended in a chemical because the idea of getting to 10/12 weeks to learn I had a T18 baby was more than I could handle. </p> <p>Sorry that this journey hasn’t been easy for you. Here if you have questions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/karotypechromosomal-analysis#post-2783283 Tue, 31 Oct 2017 12:13:23 +0000 mrskansas 2783283@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bhbee: @periwinklebee: Thanks ladies!</p> <p>I do think the likelihood of having a chromosome issue is low but I've been trying to mentally prepare for that. IVF is not an option for us and I would not want to continue trying knowing that another MC is more likely than a healthy baby.<br /> I just can't help but think this is the problem since a 25 yr old shouldn't have so many instances of "bad luck". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/karotypechromosomal-analysis#post-2783266 Tue, 31 Oct 2017 11:27:44 +0000 periwinklebee 2783266@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did this as well, and it came back negative. If it had shown an issue, they would have likely encouraged IVF with PGD, but it is rare for it to show an issue. My RE said that in the majority of cases he sees, the IF diagnosis is unexplained - either just bad luck, or something we don't know how to test for yet...Frustrating not to know the cause, but he said the odds of ultimately getting viably pregnant in this scenario are reasonably decent for younger women, even without intervention... :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/karotypechromosomal-analysis#post-2783251 Tue, 31 Oct 2017 10:59:13 +0000 bhbee 2783251@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I’ve done way too much fertility junk since I always answer these :silly: </p> <p>Mine came back normal - I’ve always had test results similar to yours (normal) and my last re (3+ years ago) came to the conclusion that we just made a lot of bad embryos (whether that was eggs or sperm or something together, since the tests that could be done showed nothing). He suggested ivf (since we lived in MA which had the if coverage mandate). We never got there and did eventually get pregnant. But I’m facing the same issue now 3 years older and it still sucks but I know there is basically nothing to do but keep trying as long as we want to. </p> <p>I think if a chromosome issue shows up your options will be ivf or try until you get lucky since clearly you were capable of making a normal embryo even if it’s low probability each time. But I think it’s equally likely it’ll just be an unknown issue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/karotypechromosomal-analysis#post-2783198 Tue, 31 Oct 2017 09:04:27 +0000 mrskansas 2783198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Has anyone had karotyping done after recurrent miscarriages? Did the results provide any answers as to why you had more than one miscarriage?</p> <p>I've had one ectopic, two MCs and a handful of chemical pregnancies since having a healthy baby in 2015. Day 3 testing was normal, blood clotting tests were negative and my thyroid is normal. I don't have an ovulation problem and my luteal phase is always 13/14 days. My RE told me it's either a chromosomal issue or just bad luck.</p> <p>I really want to believe that it's just bad luck because I'm afraid of what our options will be if my husband or I have bad eggs/sperm.</p> <p>Any experiences? </p>