ttc | pregnancy | birth after loss > Testing after recurrent miscarriages?
I did some testing. For me there were two things: one was a simple blood draw, where they looked to see if anything genetic on my side could be causing anything. But, perhaps more significantly, I have a uterine anomaly (my uterus looks like bunny ears instead of an oval. I also had a septum (a piece of tissue in the middle of it), and some fibroids. This was discovered by ultrasound, and confirmed via MRI. I had to have a procedure to get the septum removed. I had to insist after an ultrasound tech told me my uterus “looked funny”…my doctors were quite dismissive. In the end, I changed doctors and consulted an MFM. Good luck.
March 5, 2022 |
AB
AB
Hi H,
I have had 2 missed miscarriages and have found most contact with the medical system to be fairly challenging and sometimes dehumanizing. It also feels so frustrating when I feel like I need to sort through what needs to be done myself because of course I'm not the expert. I had to request a referral to a recurrent pregnancy loss clinic (that I found just from googling) and then remind the OB to send it a few times. Most of my tests have been blood tests and my husband had some blood tests as well, checking for karyotypes and any conditions that might affect fertility like thyroid challenges. I also had an HSG where they inject a dye into your uterus and do an x-ray. This test was to see the shape of my reproductive organs for any abnormalities. It was fairly painful but so brief. The worst part was probably having yet another stranger in between my legs. Now the next step is to try again and see what happens, which is of course very scary and stressful.
I hope this was somewhat helpful. I completely understand feeling lost or unsure about next steps in the medical system, or feeling alone in figuring it out.
I have had 2 missed miscarriages and have found most contact with the medical system to be fairly challenging and sometimes dehumanizing. It also feels so frustrating when I feel like I need to sort through what needs to be done myself because of course I'm not the expert. I had to request a referral to a recurrent pregnancy loss clinic (that I found just from googling) and then remind the OB to send it a few times. Most of my tests have been blood tests and my husband had some blood tests as well, checking for karyotypes and any conditions that might affect fertility like thyroid challenges. I also had an HSG where they inject a dye into your uterus and do an x-ray. This test was to see the shape of my reproductive organs for any abnormalities. It was fairly painful but so brief. The worst part was probably having yet another stranger in between my legs. Now the next step is to try again and see what happens, which is of course very scary and stressful.
I hope this was somewhat helpful. I completely understand feeling lost or unsure about next steps in the medical system, or feeling alone in figuring it out.
April 7, 2022 |
C
C
I've had three recurrent losses all between 9-10 weeks. I have one living child who was born prematurely at 31 weeks due to premature rupture of membranes, and I was never given definitive answer as to why that happened.
If anyone went through testing, could you just tell me what to expect, or what to try to ask for with testing? Anything would help. Thanks so much