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  • misjennmisjenn member
    We did genetic testing because of the Judaism heritage.
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  • Mrs.TalalaMrs.Talala member
    I voted yes, after getting PG but probably should have done a special snowflake. We did some carrier testing for common genetic diseases after we got PG the first time.  I lost that pregnancy.  I also did some additional genetic testing after having two miscarriages to see if a cause could be determined. 
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  • mrs.wildmanmrs.wildman member

    My family is of Eastern European Jewish heritage which carries some genetic markers, but only if combined with a partner also Eastern European Jewish. Since DH is not Jewish and has none on either side, my OB said that there was only a very VERY rare chance that DD could be born with something.

    As far as the possibility of other genetic abnormalities unassociated with Judaism, we decided that since I was young the risk was low, and also questioned what we would have even done if we DID discover something in utero. It's a very personal decision - for us part of it really just had to do with the fact that I was low risk and the tests are expensive (not covered by my insurance).

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  • OrangeFeltOrangeFelt member

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    Ok wait, does the quad screen count?  Because I voted no we didn't see a need, but if the test for DS counts then yeah we did after getting PG.

    I had to look that one up. Stick out tongue  But yeah, I'd say that counts based on what I read.

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  • MrsMillerTimeMrsMillerTime
    We had talked about doing more extensive testing before getting PG (DH is adopted and we just wanted to cover our bases) but *oops* we got PG before we could really get anything accomplished.  We did the quad screen and ended up letting that be it.
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  • twolvertontwolverton

    It was recommended for us during our second pregnancy due to the fact that DD was born with a heart defect. This put us at a higher (still low) chance of future children to have a defect as well. We decided against the testing because the chances were still so small and we didn't have anything else in our history that would warranty a need for genetic testing. As for the defect, they were going to do an additional ultrasound at 22 weeks to check the heart anyway. Unfortunately we didn't make it that far.

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  • brideonjuly8brideonjuly8 member
    imageMrsRosie:
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    imageMrsRosie:
    Ok wait, does the quad screen count?  Because I voted no we didn't see a need, but if the test for DS counts then yeah we did after getting PG.

    I had to look that one up. Stick out tongue  But yeah, I'd say that counts based on what I read.

    Crap, well, I skewed the resluts then. Sorry.  When someone says genetic testing I always think of the tests for CF or other more rare conditions.

    Well, me too then.  I did the NT scan with DS and was about to with my last pregnancy as well.  I was thinking you meant more of an amnio or something.

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  • rssnlvrrssnlvr

    Well, ***, me too. I voted no, but we did the NT scan and blood work at 12 weeks. I was thinking you meant something more serious.

    We did get some testing done on DH before getting pg b/c he was close to Chernobyl when it blew. 

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  • OrangeFeltOrangeFelt member
    imagebrideonjuly8:

    Well, me too then.  I did the NT scan with DS and was about to with my last pregnancy as well.  I was thinking you meant more of an amnio or something.

    My Bad!  Yeah, I apparently don't really know enough about the individual tests to clarify.  P

    Hmmm.. interesting voodoo tactic there!

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  • Xtina712Xtina712 member
    I just did this yesterday.  We are not TTC yet but will be sometime in the next year or so.  I was tested for CF since I had 2 uncles die of it.  For me it was mostly for peace of mind.
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  • austxgrlaustxgrl
    I did because of the Crouzon's and we had to have it for the DNA probe for the PGD portion of IVF. 
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  • BSEBSE
    in addition to the NT scan we did a whole extra panel of tests cause i'm jewish and so is DH. everything came back negative except i was a carrier for CF so DH got tested for that- luckily he wasn't a carrier.
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  • KSandAE2008KSandAE2008 member
    imagebrideonjuly8:
    imageMrsRosie:
    imageOrangeFelt:

    imageMrsRosie:
    Ok wait, does the quad screen count?  Because I voted no we didn't see a need, but if the test for DS counts then yeah we did after getting PG.

    I had to look that one up. Stick out tongue  But yeah, I'd say that counts based on what I read.

    Crap, well, I skewed the resluts then. Sorry.  When someone says genetic testing I always think of the tests for CF or other more rare conditions.

    Well, me too then.  I did the NT scan with DS and was about to with my last pregnancy as well.  I was thinking you meant more of an amnio or something.

    Screwed it up here, too. We did the NT scan and bloodwork and DD will also be tested later in life for the BRCA 1 gene since DH has a negative mutation.

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  • kpowerswkpowersw
    I wasn't sure where to vote so I picked SS.  We did the CF carrier, quad screen for DS#1...and the NT scan for DS#2.  Then we had three losses so we did the works...RPL panel and both DH and I had our DNA tested for things for mutations.  This time we did the NT scan again and will use the results of that to see if we need to do anything else.  I'm all about more information....
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