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Testing for Genetic Disorders

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Infertility

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RECURRENT PREGNANCY LOSS

What Testing for Genetic Causes of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Tells You

The benefit of knowing the exact or likely cause of your recurrent pregnancy losses is that you can determine your best options for success and decide on your next steps.

Depending on the results, knowing your genetic status can help you:

Renew hope that continued efforts will be successful.
Determine whether certain treatments can help you carry a pregnancy to term.
Reassure you that a lost pregnancy did not result from anything you did or did not do.
Guide you to advanced reproductive technology, such as preimplantation genetic diagnosis, that can help you select an embryo that is more likely to survive.
Decide whether it is time to consider alternative options such as egg or sperm donation, surrogacy, or adoption.

If You Test Positive

These tests look for multiple genetic conditions, so different positive results can tell you different things:

A positive result on the chromosome analysis test can tell you that chromosome problems are contributing to your pregnancy losses.
A positive result on the factor V Leiden or prothrombin tests indicates that a tendency toward abnormal blood clotting may be a factor in your pregnancy losses.

In either case, a positive result can help guide you to treatment options that are most suited for your particular situation.

If You Test Negative

Negative test results mean that the common genetic problems that we test for are not causing the miscarriages. However, they do not necessarily mean that genes aren't involved in your pregnancy losses.

Genes + Knowledge = Your Next Steps

It is important to remember that genes are only part of the picture of your overall ability to carry a child to term. Hormonal, physical, and environmental factors may also be involved, which may or may not be under your control.

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