Update: Just back from genetic counselor. Everything's fine!!

hibiscus07 · Oct 5th, 2009, 17:22 PM

I found out a couple weeks ago that I had an inversion of one of my chromosome 10s. I read some of the academic literature and it sounded like this particular issue could be nothing...
We went to the genetic counselor today and she confirmed that we have nothing to worry about! Phew...we are SOOO relieved.
Turns out that this inversion is one of a handful of known inversions that have been passed down through some families of northern European descent and that we are all descended from the same person! That's just crazy. It would be an interesting genealogical study to trace family that far back, but anyway, this means that it's a non-issue.
The BAD part about this is that we're back to ground zero in determining if there's a cause for my 2 miscarriages. On to more testing!

(I think there's a small possibility I'm pregnant again--will know in a week. We were a bit risky at ovulation last week and I just have a "feeling" which proved correct before!)

BizyBee · Oct 5th, 2009, 19:03 PM

Good news! Glad there aren't any problems. xx

Meli · Oct 5th, 2009, 22:32 PM

Thanks for the update, that's great news!

Oct 5th, 2009, 17:22 PM	#1
hibiscus07 Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 890	Update: Just back from genetic counselor. Everything's fine!! I found out a couple weeks ago that I had an inversion of one of my chromosome 10s. I read some of the academic literature and it sounded like this particular issue could be nothing... We went to the genetic counselor today and she confirmed that we have nothing to worry about! Phew...we are SOOO relieved. Turns out that this inversion is one of a handful of known inversions that have been passed down through some families of northern European descent and that we are all descended from the same person! That's just crazy. It would be an interesting genealogical study to trace family that far back, but anyway, this means that it's a non-issue. The BAD part about this is that we're back to ground zero in determining if there's a cause for my 2 miscarriages. On to more testing! (I think there's a small possibility I'm pregnant again--will know in a week. We were a bit risky at ovulation last week and I just have a "feeling" which proved correct before!)

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Oct 5th, 2009, 19:03 PM	#2
BizyBee Trying to conceive (TTC) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New York, USA Posts: 7,665	Good news! Glad there aren't any problems. xx

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Oct 5th, 2009, 22:32 PM	#3
Meli Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 276	Thanks for the update, that's great news!

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