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Torticollis
If the congenital torticollis is not caused by a shortened neck muscle but by a cervical spine abnormality, the spine abnormality is sometimes treatable. ...
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- I have no personal experience with torticollis but some with cranialsacral therapy and chiropractic. It sounds like you are on the right track! I would ask my cranials...
- Hi B.. My son was dx with torticollis back in '92. For me it felt like a nightmare. He had seizures due to meningitis at birth and the torticollis felt like the weigh...
- My daughter also had this. We did do the molding helmet since the crown of her head had grown bigger on one side. The helmet worked great, she didn't care anything a...
Bicornuate Uterus
Anyway, I was told there are varying degrees of uterine abnormalities, and apparently mine wasn't too bad. However, it still made me nervous when I was ...
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- Yes! I have a bicornate uterus. My daughter was born 11 years ago, by planned C-section. I, too, had wanted to deliver naturally. But my daughter was in a breach p...
- I personally do not have that condition, but know of a very good friend who had trouble getting pregnant with a bicornuate uterus. The drs were actually ready to do su...
- Though I have never had this condition, my 1st was breech and I needed a c-section (chose to have one with my 2nd). I am writing to encourage that, if a c-section is ...
Healthy Pregnancy After a Chromosomal Defect Pregnancy
Aug 22, 2009 ... Were you told you were at risk for recurrance of the abnormality? We want more children but would not want another baby to suffer because of ...
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- I think it depends on the specific syndrome as to the chance that it will reoccur. Some chromosomal disorders are random, others are carry a greater chance of reoccur...
- I don't know a lot about chromosomal disorders, but I thought you might find comfort in this blog where other women share stories like yours: http://audreycarolin...
- Hi J., 20 yrs ago I was pregnant with my 2nd child. Things right away 'seemed' not to be right to me. Through the months I felt things were wrong, but all tests tur...
Pregnant and 46
Having said all that, you already know the risk of abnormalities associated with older parents. Because I used a donor egg (she was 29), my OB advised me ...
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- M., in this day and age, we often have much more information at our disposal than we necessarily need. Take everything you read with a grain of salt. Though risks of g...
- Hi M., NO, you shouldn't! Don't let what you read scare you. We're all unique and there is NO universal standard for women and what our bodies can endure and accompl...
- You have gotten great responses already but wanted to give you one more positive results story. My MIL had my hubby at 44 and he turned out perfect (if you ask me). ...
Premenopause Fertility Issues
As I am sure you know the chances for abnormalities rise greatly as a woman ages . No matter how young our bodies feel or what great shape we may be in, ...
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- My best friend's mother gave birth to a healthy daughter when she was in her early fifties. It was an unplanned pregnancy. She had 5 children previously and her youn...
- I had my first child at 30, second child at 38 (with fertility drugs six years of them) the third at 42 and i would not have another one it was too much on my body and...
- Hi N., I'm happy that you're happy! That said, I think you really need to discuss this with your OB/GYN. Yes, the risks go up as you get older (your health, health ...
Abnormal Pap Smear
I haven't heard back yet, but he did say that abnormal results are very common, and the "abnormalities" are usually due to inflamation. ...
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- Yes, I have had an abnormal papsmear.. They were very vague about it all, and had me go back in 6 months... I would call back and ask more questions, nurses don't s...
- mine was abnormal at my 6 week and then they did another one about 2 months later and it was normal and then i had one in april and it was normal also
- That does sound a little strange. When I had one it was because of the estrogen in birth control. I had 7 negative HPV test but the abnormal pap upgraded to a CIN III....
Advice on Pregnancy Screenings & Tests
My question is regarding screening for pregnancy abnormalities, I have a .... I had the standard stage II ultrasound to look for any abnormalities that ...
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- I just delivered at 32 weeks. I saw Women's Health Specialists in Grayslake (in the new Lake forest building). They did a test called Nucal Translucency (sp?) which ...
- A., I did the CVS test two years ago at 13 weeks pregnant, at the first reproductive genetics place in Chicago, with Dr. Norman Ginsberg. I can't recall the name of t...
- I am also newly pregnant. I just made an appt. to see Dr. Norman Ginsberg at The Reproductive Genetics Institute for a CVS: http://www.reproductivegenetics.com/. I...
Pregnancy Issues 40 Year Old Mom
I recently lost a baby due to chromosonal abnormalities at 13 weeks. ... Abnormalities were found at 20wks. I lost the baby shortly thereafter due to DS ...
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- So sorry for your loss, K.. I had one miscarriage at 8 weeks and then conceived my beautiful, healthy daughter at 41, gave birth at 42. It's not uncommon at all to h...
- I lost a baby with triploidy (3 sets of of chromosomes instead of 2) in the first trimester right after I turned 38 years old. It was my first pregnancy. Our endocri...
- So sorry about your loss. At any age, it is very difficult to grasp the loss. Unfortunately, only you will know if you can handle the process of genetic testing. ...
Nuchal Translucency Screening
They are looking for abnormalities. (I think it can screen for downs and some .... Babies with abnormalities tend to accumulate more fluid at the back of ...
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- I just googled it - and I think this is a standard test these days - I went for it too - second pregnancy. What is the nuchal translucency screening test? This pre...
- They use ultrasound to measure the thickness of the back of the baby's neck and the presence of the 'nose bone' to give you your risk of Down's Syndrome and two other ...
- Sandra, I really don't know about the test, but wanted to share my experience with gestational diabetes. I had it with both of my pregnancies. The first one, I didn'...
Question About "Vanishing Twin" and Results of the Down's Syndrome Blood Work
The doctor told me that the abnormality in the PAPPA-P and HCG could be the result of the miscarraige (blood leakage, hormonal issues). ...
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- Hi T., I had never heard of that until my niece and my cousin's wife both had that happen to them. Both at the early stages of their pregnancy's. They both went...
- after having the blood work also do the full scan. at our age (im 2years older then you) the do a secon level ultrasound that counts the bones. this plus the blood res...
- hi, i have not experienced this exactly-but as the twin of a sister who died inutero I just wanted to send you my thoughts and say that i survived. my mom was on f...
