If you got the embryo/fetus tested...

bobbydsgirl

If you feel open to it, can you share any results you received if you had the embryo/fetus tested after a miscarriage? If they found something, or found nothing, I'd be interested in hearing about your experience.

Also, I know the usual route to get the tissue tested is having a D&C, but did anyone collect it at home and bring it in to get tested? Thank you.

yeliza h

I think getting the fetus tested is great idea. I asked my doctor about this and she said that she will try but because I have started bleeding the sample may be infected. With my last loss I had it tested and she had Mosaic Turner Syndrome.

GaiaEarthMom12

I had an emergency surgery, because they thought it was ectopic. Thankfully it wasn't, and they did a D&C to remove what was in the uterus. They automatically sent the tissue to the lab to analyze, so I didn't have to make the decision. The result was that it was placental tissue but no embryonic tissue, so they concluded it was a blighted ovum (the placenta developed but the embryo didn't).

For me it really helped to know the results, because it helped me to better understand what had happened. I'm not sure what the process would have been if I had miscarried naturally and it wasn't in an emergency situation.

Thinking of you as you decide how to proceed, and I'm so sorry for your loss. *hugs*

moosegal

I had a D&C and had the tissue sent to pathology for testing. It came back showing Triploidy. I was glad to have a reason, and felt better knowing it was a supposedly random event and not due to any other fertility issues we've been having. When I finally got the results in the mail, I was not expecting to see the sex of the baby noted (male), so that pretty much sucked.

 

Laurakat81

With my first D&C, despite seeing the baby on the ultrasound the report came back saying "No products of conception were found.". That was rough, like WTF? We all saw the baby, we saw the sac, what do you mean nothing was found?! 

With my second D&C, the results came back 46xx.  

bobbydsgirl

Thanks everyone for sharing your stories. I don't think I want to know the sex either. It's too sad and will cause me to dwell more than I am already. I wonder if I will have the choice or if I will find out without expecting it.

dmalone1024:

After my second D&C, the tissue was tested and everything came back normal. While this is good news because me & DH don't have any chromo issues, it hit me kind of hard because the baby was normal. Since the tissue results came back as normal, we started doing blood work, which has all been negative (good news!). My next and final test is a hysterosonogram (done between days 7-10 of my cycle). If all that's normal, then we're good to TTC... My doc is convinced we were "struck by lightening twice" and at least the tests are showing that, too.

 Dmalone - Did your doctor offer some possible explanations about what might cause a chromosomally normal fetus to not survive, especially if all the other testing comes back negative too? It seems like there has to be a reason....I just wonder what doctors have to say about this.

genmalone

bobbydsgirl:

Thanks everyone for sharing your stories. I don't think I want to know the sex either. It's too sad and will cause me to dwell more than I am already. I wonder if I will have the choice or if I will find out without expecting it.

dmalone1024:

After my second D&C, the tissue was tested and everything came back normal. While this is good news because me & DH don't have any chromo issues, it hit me kind of hard because the baby was normal. Since the tissue results came back as normal, we started doing blood work, which has all been negative (good news!). My next and final test is a hysterosonogram (done between days 7-10 of my cycle). If all that's normal, then we're good to TTC... My doc is convinced we were "struck by lightening twice" and at least the tests are showing that, too.

 Dmalone - Did your doctor offer some possible explanations about what might cause a chromosomally normal fetus to not survive, especially if all the other testing comes back negative too? It seems like there has to be a reason....I just wonder what doctors have to say about this.

My results also came back normal (46xx).  My Reproductive Endocrinologist said that can actually be a bad thing because most m/c are caused by genetic abnormalities.  My m/c was at 10w5d and we had seen the hb 8 times so that might be part of his concern.  He also mentioned there could be a problem with my uterus although I've already had a hysteroscopy.  Anyway, he said we may never know what happened.  Last week I had a RPL (repeat pregnancy loss) panel done to test for clotting  and additional genetic disorders.  We had already done the basic genetics since we did IVF.  We get the results of the RPL next Monday.

I'm pretty sure the tissue has to be collected in a sterile environment but it would be worth asking.  Good luck and sorry for your loss. 

Rachaeleigh

I had tissue tested after my 3rd loss and it came back normal. I did find out the sex, thinking it would help with grieving and to make it more of a reality. That's just for me. "Normal" is more frustrating than having a cause, in this case at least bc of as PP mentioned, miscarriages usually happen bc of "abnormal" stuff.