Loss of pregnancy testing
Reasons for Testing
After the loss of a pregnancy, most parents want to know why it happened and whether anything could have prevented it.
About 50% of the time, the cause can be a random genetic problem in the developing baby, and there was nothing that could have prevented it.
The majority of women who have one miscarriage go on to have an uneventful next pregnancy.
Testing can provide diagnosis of the current loss as well as potential recurrence risks for chromosome problems in a future pregnancy.
Undertaking testing could:
• Help bring about closure for the current loss.
• Have significant impact on the management of any future pregnancies.
IGENZ offers two Loss of Pregnancy Tests
• Cytogenetics Loss of pregnancy
• FISH Loss of pregnancy
Why have FISH & cytogenetic testing done together?
Both tests have limitations. Outside factors affect cytogenetic testing while FISH may not detect all chromosome abnormalities. Combining cyotgenetic and FISH testing increases the chance of a meaningful result.
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