Mrs. Tony

Katesmama

So I saw in your comment to Bubbly that you did IVF with PGD.  Totally not trying to stalk but it's not very often you find someone else that has done PGD. 
Can I ask what you screened for and which geneticist you went with for the actual PGD?

DH has a very rare disease call Ehlers Danlos Vascular type or VEDS.  Dr. Mark Hughes did our PGD and created the screen specifically for us.  We were the first for the screen and he's since done 3 others. 
It's amazing science and we're so grateful.  Of our 3 IVF attempts 86% of our blastocysts had my husbands disease.  Can't imagine the horrific ramifications had we not done PGD. 
Anyways, I'm sorry for babbling on.  Would love to hear more about your journey. 

Mrs.Tony

Hi there,

I agree - I didn't know anyone going thru or had gone thru it when we did it. I don't mind answering at all : )

As I mentioned we had IUI with clomid and conceived my DD. I got pregnant naturally 9 months later and we lost our baby boy due to Trisomy 18. I was 18 weeks and my AFP came back abnormal. I was sent for the level II and his heart had stopped beating.  We were devastated that this happened.  We had our chromosomes tested - normal. We then head back to the fertility center to discuss options. They were so great.  One thing had changed for us in that time. MH's SA came back abnormal which was not something we had before.  So we were freaked. They couldn't really say that the issue was what caused the trisomy. in fact, they said most likely not.  But honestly we were both just so nervous that we went straight to IVF with PGD.  We did the 9 panel testing.  Reprogenetics did the testing. 

I remember getting the results. I was shocked. Of our 6 embies that fertilized only 2 were normal.  They called two complex abnormal - likely due to the fert meds.  one was monosomy 21 and the last was trisomy 18!!!!!!!!!!  I means seriously, they tell you it's a fluke but to have it happen again just blew my mind. I had such a hard time letting that go.  In any event, we have our precious baby Colin from one of the two normal embryos.

I still to this day find the whole procedure fascinating. I could probably talk lots on it so you are definitely not babbling!

From your results it sounds like you were just as shocked as I was. That is alot 86%!!  Thank god for this science. I only wish it others could benefit from it. Many don't know about it.

My insurance covered it because I was 35.  I was lucky but I have to say we would have paid the $3k anyway just for peace of mind.

Ok, sorry this got so long but I am glad you paged me : )