[GracieB]

Unexplained infertility .. sounds like chromosomal anomalies.

All people TTC, both male and female partners should have a chromosome analysis.

I feel health insurance should cover it but they do not always and the cost is around $500 per person. The purpose is to determine if the parent's to be are chromosomally normal. This really affects not only the ability to have children but is also a large reason for unknown conditions that could affect the offspring. I am not talking about genetic testing for eye color, height, genetic diseases like cancer or such. I am speaking about chromosomal abnormalities that include balanced and unbalanced translocations. Some who will never be able to genetically have a child and then some who have a 16% chance of a normal offspring or 84% of multiple miscarriages. And in the 84% is the chance of: a child with an extra chromosome (trisomy) like a Down's syndrome child or for the chromosomes that are even less happy about having three, then having a severely deformed child that may survive past birth but would require extensive medical treatments and a poor quality of life for the child and family, for the child's lifetime, or having grief and loss of a full term stillborn.

I really think we should know what to expect. It's not that the information will or will not scare you, Because it will and the waiting will too. It is something that if we all knew then we would have the time to prepare ourselves.
-GracieB (thankful i know about me and trying to improve my chances) Much baby dust to all.