I have a son with full Trisomy 18. He is 29 months old, breathing on his own and is an absolute joy in my life! It has been a long hard road, but my son is worth every tear and every smile! I could not be happier with him!
Trisomy 21 results when a baby has three rather than the typical two copies of chromosome 21 in all of his or her cells. Gastrointestinal abnormalities are also common among these individuals. For example, obstruction of the esophagus or duodenum is fairly common and some cases are serious enoug...
ever forget the first time she realized she was looking at chromosomes that showed a baby that wouldn't live, a little boy with trisomy 18. Because she works in a lab, she'll never meet the parents and knows nothing of their situation, but she said she couldn't stop thinking about it...
Triple X syndrome (also called trisomy X syndrome, XXX syndrome, or 47,XXX) is a rare genetic condition where females inherit an extra X chromosome. For some females with triple X syndrome, the third X chromosome can be found in every cell in their body. For others, it is only found i...
There are plenty of reasons why surrogacy has nothing to do with exploitation of women. First, when one talks about “exploitation”, we assume the woman is being forced to do something against her will. I don’t think gestational carriers are forced to carry a baby, but do it because th...
My cervix is already short and it has gotten shorter Negative nipt but a cpc and single eif found January 07, 2025 | by 1234Aishwarya Hello i had a normal NT values but for safer side I for my Nipt at 14 weeks which came low risk for trisomy 13,21,18However i thought i am clear...
Unfortunately, no ancient medical documents describing the techniques for cesarean section are extant. In the early medieval period, cesarean section was usually performed by midwifes. One of the first explicit instructions in medical literature on cesarean technique dates from about 1480 CE from ...
Apert syndrome is a condition you might not be familiar with. In short, it's a genetic disorder that causes the bones in the skull to fuse together...
How an NT screening is done An NT is a special type of ultrasound done using a very sensitive but safe machine. A sonographer will apply a transducer (wand) to the outside of your stomach to measure your baby from crown to rump and check that the fetal age is accurate. Then he or...
What Is Trisomy? What is Down Syndrome? Discussion Comments ByZipLine— On Dec 29, 2014 I just learned that the risk of chromosomal abnormalities, like the one causing Mosaic Down syndrome depends on the mother's age. The older the mother is, the greater the risk is. ...