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Not me but one of my best friends did testing specifically for Cystic Fibrosis because of family history and her experience with having people she knew with it. She was a carrier but her DH was not. They did all this before TTC as they might not have tried for a bio child if they were both carriers.

We had it done, but it was kind of a waste. My RE pushed for us to do it, even though we don't have a family history of anything. And it was supposed to be covered, but they sent it to some lab that was out of network and I initially got hit with a huge bill for it. I argued with the insurance company and luckily didn't have to pay it. If the whole thing hadn't been covered, I think it was over $1500.

We didn't need IVF (so we weren't doing PGD) and we ended up not being carriers of anything to be concerned about. If I had it to do over again I would have skipped it or had it done only if we moved to IVF.

We were required to do it and used the Counsyl. It was only $99 and so it wasn't a big deal. I was interested in what it would find out. We found nothing but it was still good info to have and to see what our risks were. I think knowledge is power and unless we found something severe, I doubt we stop treatment because of what we would find on the test.

Long time ago, I applied to be an egg donator and used the same test. So when I went to see an RE, I didn't have any issues doing it again.

Now as for PGD for my current IVF cycle, I did not do that. I think the genetic test that I took prior to doing IF treatments was sufficient.

We opted out since we weren't at risk and there were no issues re: family history.

I did the testing because my OB recommended it when I told her I was going to TTC within a year. I didn't have any risk factors but it was nice to have that out of the way prior to BFP. One less thing to worry about.

We did for Cystic Fibrosis. I'm a carrier, luckily DH is not.

Family history can be falsely reassuring at times. The Cousyl test is only $99. If there was an abnormality, it might change your plans.

We had the testing done because it was required by our fertility clinic. It's nice to know there are no genetic risk factors. It's not reason that I've been lax about doing screening tests during my first trimester.

I did the Counsyl Test. I'm a rare of a weird serious disease but DH isn't so all good. I'm also a carrier for something that can make you slow to wake up from anesthesia. Carriers can have issues if they have that gene but anesthesiologists can compensate.

I had 2 losses in a row and my OB at the time thought it was weird so she first tested the fetal tissue. This revealed a partial trisomy 18 which prompted her to recommend karyotyping for my husband and I. Thank God she was proactive because it turns out I have a balanced translocation. That outcome has forever changed TTC for us - I'll always have to do IVF with PGD because the risk of T18 and T20 are so high and they are both so devastating.
I just wanted to share this because family history doesn't necessarily mean all is OK. It might be a good indicator but it's not 100%. No one else in my family suffered from miscarriages or T18/20, so had we not been tested who knows how many more miscarriages I would have had, or worse. And I most definitely wouldn't be holding my perfect 10 week old son right now