Testing after our 2nd miscarriage

After our second miscarriage, we decided to undergo additional testing to try to understand if there was anything else that could be causing these miscarriages.

After having the pregnancy removed via Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA), we had the remains of pregnancy sent to a company in Montreal (called Ignenomix) for testing. This testing included a service where we could speak with a genetic counsellor. The doctor explained all of the results to us. We found out that it would have been a little girl; however, there was a chromosomal error known as Trisomy 16. This explained why the pregnancy stopped developing properly. We found out that this chromosomal error is the most common cause of first trimester miscarriages. We also found out that  it was not something we passed onto the baby - this was a common chromosomal error that happens in early pregnancy, which very devastatingly enough, happened to us (likely twice in a row).

We also did additional blood work to test for any clotting issues. Fortunately these were also normal.

After about a month of testing, and a another month waiting for results, we finally got the go ahead to attempt a Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET) using one of our remaining two frozen embryos from our September 2018 IVF cycle.