***LucyPevensie***Factor V Leiden Quesion

LovingLife_06

I think you were the one that said you have this, am I correct?  I'm looking for some advice. We had our first OB appointment on Friday.  We met with the Nurse Practitioner to go voer our records, ask questions, etc.  I told her that I know my dad has the Factor V gene and that it runs in his family. I have never been tested because we just discovered this ran in our family.  She said the OB probably will not test me for it.  I was shocked.  I thought she would test me for sure. 

I'm just curious as to what your thoughts are on this.  I think it's something I need to know, but I could be wrong.  Would you let them not test you?  I have not had any issues with clotting and I was on BCP for just under 15 years. 

Any thoughts/comments would be great!  I'm just not too sure how I feel about this.  I'm going to try to do more research online today and see what I find.

Thanks so much!

AuburnBride06

**butting in***  Hi there. I have FVL & MTHFR. I've gotten to visit with this wonderful board twice but unfortunately I have lost my babies. In my opinion, I would ask the doctor to be tested and if he says no, ask for a reason why he doesn't want to test. I was dx at age 16 after my mother developed 2 clots after having major surgery and being on HRT. She was tested for FVL back when it was fairly new and when it came back positive they immediately tested me (oddly enough i had JUST taken my 1st bcp and they told me to stop immediately..that was the 1st and last I ever took).

Chances are, if they did test you and you do have it, they may not do anything differently or they may add a baby aspirin/day. When we started with the RE, I started a BA and that was all I had during my first pregnancy. After that loss, we added lovenox to the mix but I still m/c my twins after seeing the heartbeat. My RE also found that I have MTHFR, which my second clot panel (ran before ttc w/ OBGYN)  missed.  

If I were, I would probably insist on being tested. No harm can come of it and at least that way you will be in the know and can take precautions if the doctor deems it necessary. Especially after you deliver, which is an extremely high risk of clotting, they will know you have a predisposition. My mom, who also took bcp, never had any problems until the surgery/HRT. My sister also has it and has had 2 uneventful pregnancies (she was dx just recently, several years after her kids). My sis recently had a partial hysterectomy and they gave her blood thinners after the surgery as a precaution.

Try pushing for the test. With a parent with the dx, there is no sense in not getting tested. If you don't have it great, if you do then at least you can have an upper hand.

H&H 9 months to you!