Tag: genetic counseling

  • PGT What Now?

    PGT What Now?

    It was time to learn more about PGT-A vs. PGT-SR testing. And if that just sounds like a bunch of alphabet soup to you, you’re not alone. Read more in this week’s blog.

  • The Letter

    The Letter

    As promised, here is the letter Dr. W. sent on our behalf to Dr. G. It’s been edited to remove personal information. Dear Dr. G., Thank you for your referral of Julie and her husband Nicholas whom I consulted with on 8/8/2022. Julie and Nicholas had spoken with a genetic counselor at Kaiser and wanted…

  • Really Bad Luck

    Really Bad Luck

    Nick and I had planned a day and time when we’d both be at home to schedule our appointment with Dr. W.  Unfortunately, Nick had to go to Minnesota unexpectedly for a funeral. Rest in peace, Uncle Doug – you will be greatly missed. It feels like both our families have had too many funerals…

  • The Response

    The Response

    A day or two after I sent her the info from Dr. T., Dr. G. wrote back: _______ Hi Julie, Thanks for reaching out. A genetic counselor will be able to give you specific numbers regarding chance of having a euploid embryo given his translocation and Robertsonian translocation. This is the number I think would…

  • Our Chances

    Our Chances

    About a week and a half after our appointment with Dr. S., he called us back to let us know what Dr. T. found.  We learned that, based on Nick’s translocation between chromosomes 8 and 11, if we conceived naturally again, we’d have a 43% chance of miscarriage. 10% of that is the normal average…

  • Genetic Counseling

    Genetic Counseling

    The day of the appointment arrived, and we were ready to learn more. Getting to the appointment was a bit frustrating. Nick is still working on third shift at this point, and he barely woke up in time to get ready and go.  We arrived a couple minutes late and completely spaced grabbing masks. Back…

  • The Report

    The Report

    While waiting for our genetic counseling appointment, I reached out to my IVF nurse to see if I could get the full report on our embryos so I could share it with the counselor. “The report shows the genders of the embryos. Is that OK?” she asked.  That’s fine I said, internally thinking, “Why wouldn’t…