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Posted by Yvonne on 2/15/2004, 3:41 pm I don't know if I'm in the right place and if I'm not perhaps someone can point me in the right direction. I just found found this site from a search I did on Trisomy 22. I recently miscarried exactly a month from today and ironically I received an email today from my OBGYN telling me about the genetic testing he did on our embryo/baby. Turns out there was a definite abnormality with my pregnancy. His emaail: "There was an extra chromosome #22 which is called autosomal trisomy (this is not much different than trisomy #21 which is "Downs syndrome" I'm just trying to get some clarity on this from others who have experienced the same. Of course I will be talking to my doctor tomorrow and will get his instructions on what to do next but reading other's experience may help in what questions to ask, etc. For instance there are no chromosome defects in my family or my husband but yet we produced a embryo/baby wtih an extra chromosome 22, does this mean we should get tested prior to us trying to conceive again? Again, just for experience purposes. I'm not asking for medical advice here. This is all new to me and I'm extremly sacred and wonder if I should even try to conceive again knowing we had a chromosome defect with our first pregnancy. Thank you and hoping I'll hear from someone. Yvonne
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Hello to the members, 
. However trisomy #22 is not compatible with any viability and is always miscarried. This is the reason the pregnancy stopped growing". I guess that's why I miscarried according to my doctor.
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