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"Normal" Pathology Report from D&C?

Jewels292Jewels292 member
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Hi All -- Hope you're having a nice Thursday!

I had a D&C 3 weeks ago and received my pathology report yesterday. All the nurse could tell me was that it was a "normal male." 

Honestly, it made me so upset. I was hoping they could tell me there was something wrong that caused the miscarriage and we could work on fixing (or a chromosomal abnormality), but instead I am just scared that it's something unknown and it could happen again. 

I love the nurse I am working with, but all she could tell me is that "miscarriages are normal." 

What I am more curious about is if this kind of normal pathology report doesn't necessarily mean anything is wrong and that stuff just happens. 

Has anyone had this experience and learned anything insightful from their Dr? I would love as much information as I can get. 

Thanks in advance for any help you can give me! 
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Re: "Normal" Pathology Report from D&C?

  • Jewels292Jewels292 member
    edited January 2016
    PS: I am moving this conversation over to the miscarriage boards -- I just discovered them! -- but if anyone has any thoughts here, please let me know. Thank you! 
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  • KidShrinkKidShrink member
    Sorry you're going through this...This is not personal experience, but that of someone I know. She went through IVF, and they realized at the 20w ultrasound that their baby had stopped growing somewhere between the 15 and 16th week. It took forever for them to get the pathology report, and it also said that it was normal (and the crazy part is she had been told it was a boy at 'birth' because of the way the skin sagged I guess, but turns out it was a girl). They definitely expected something chromosomal would turn out given how late her miscarriage was, but that didn't end up being the case. To this day, they don't know what the problem was, although she had been on bedrest early in the pregnancy because of some bleeding, and she had just resumed work at around that time (she's a dental assistant, so sitting most of the time).
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