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brittneyandadam
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IVF, PGD and CV Sampling questions
brittneyandadam
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in Infertility
Both DH and the doc want us to try without IVF first, but I'm getting really nervous about our child having chromosomal issues. For those of you who are going the IVF w/PGD route, how did you find out how much of it your insurance covers? I was told one amount by someone at the company, and my husband was told another. I wasn't impressed with the person on the phone, because I had to explain the entire situation and even then, I don't think they understood.
My second question is has any of you done the CV Sampling? If we get pregnant, I want to make sure my baby is healthy and this looks like the earliest option for us. But, it looks like it carries a higher miscarriage rate.
I'm just not sure how to approach this. Thanks in advance...
{Me:27, Dx:PCOS, LPD, & rob(14;15)}
{DH:31 all clear, "super sperm"}
Ecstatically married July 30, 2011--TTC since Jan 2013:::Baby #1 due 9/11, Conceived on cycle #5 of Femara + Hcg + IUI
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Re: IVF, PGD and CV Sampling questions
Hi Brittney - My insurance is only covering the cost of the lab biopsy of the embryos, and only for up to 5 embryos.
Can you tell me more about why you are concerned about chromosomal issues? Let me know more of what you are thinking, and I
| Married since 2008 | DH and I: Both 30 | Me: Endometriosis and Carrier of an X-Linked Dominant Genetic Disorder | DH: Low Morph | Planning IVF with PGD and PGS in 2013 | Freeze-All IVF #1: March 2013 ER 3/26. 29R, 12M, 11F. 4 5AA frozen blasts. Freeze-All IVF#2: May 2013 ER 5/15. 31R, 21M, 20F. 6 5AA frozen blasts. Our PGD probe was completed in late June (total of 20 weeks to develop). PGD and PGS Results came on 6/19: 3 healthy embryos (normal chromosomes and unaffected by my family's genetic disorder). FET #1: July 2013 Natural Cycle - Cancelled due to insufficient lining (only got to 7.5mm). FET #1.2: August 2013 - Medicated Cycle with Lupron & Estrogen Patches to build up lining. Single embryo transfer was 8/23. Beta #1: 240! Beta #2: 578! U/S on 9/19 at 6w4d: We saw the heart beating at 131bpm. Second U/S on 10/4 at 8w5d: We saw the heart beating at 178bpm. EDD 5/11/2014
Also, I think my insurance is only covering the biopsy because I am a medically documented carrier of a single-gene defect/genetic disorder. I do not think they would cover it for PGS alone, but I'm sure insurance companies differ. Good luck!
| Married since 2008 | DH and I: Both 30 | Me: Endometriosis and Carrier of an X-Linked Dominant Genetic Disorder | DH: Low Morph | Planning IVF with PGD and PGS in 2013 | Freeze-All IVF #1: March 2013 ER 3/26. 29R, 12M, 11F. 4 5AA frozen blasts. Freeze-All IVF#2: May 2013 ER 5/15. 31R, 21M, 20F. 6 5AA frozen blasts. Our PGD probe was completed in late June (total of 20 weeks to develop). PGD and PGS Results came on 6/19: 3 healthy embryos (normal chromosomes and unaffected by my family's genetic disorder). FET #1: July 2013 Natural Cycle - Cancelled due to insufficient lining (only got to 7.5mm). FET #1.2: August 2013 - Medicated Cycle with Lupron & Estrogen Patches to build up lining. Single embryo transfer was 8/23. Beta #1: 240! Beta #2: 578! U/S on 9/19 at 6w4d: We saw the heart beating at 131bpm. Second U/S on 10/4 at 8w5d: We saw the heart beating at 178bpm. EDD 5/11/2014
So, one of my chromosome 14's is fused with one of my chromosome 15's, leaving me with a franken-chromosome and one normal of each. My eggs could contain either a normal 14 and 15, or a normal chromosome with the fused chromosome.
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