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Pregnancy Complications (VSD, SUA)
I'm sorry you've been faced with this worry :-( I don't know anything about
the defects you're describing, it sounds like very technical terms to give it to you in. Have you been offered a consult with a specialist to explain it better and answer your questions? That would seem an appropriate course of action. I understand your reluctance for the amnio, and think I'd feel much the same way. I thought though, that the risks of m/c went way down the further you were along (of course technically your risk of m/c is 0% because m/c is defined as the loss of a baby before 20 weeks). It may still be an option if it meant your baby could be given better care, i.e. if it affected your decision on which hospital to deliver at, if your baby required prenatal or neonatal surgery they & you could be better prepared. But since I don't know anything about the condition you're describing, it may be completely irrelevant. IMHO I think it's unfair of them to give you a vague possible diagnosis and throw medical jargon at you without being there to answer your questions. Good luck & all the best :-) "Ashirus" usenet-replyATashirusnwNO_SPAM.freeserve.co.ukDeleteFollo wrote in message ... Hi. My wife is pregnant with her first child. I'm 22, she's 20, she's now in her 30th week and the 21st wk ultrasound found that she has a single umbilical artery (SUA) and so we were told to get a foetal echocardiography. This was performed yesterday and the foetus was discovered to have 2 to 3 Ventricular Septal Defects (VSD) of "small-to-moderate" size: to quote the relevant bit of his report: "Normal right and left ventricular size and function, 2-3 muscular VSDs - A 3mm apical, 2mm mid-muscular and possibly another 1mm mid-high muscular VSD. 6MMHG shunt is seen (no PS)." the rest of his report reports everything's fine. The doctor said that this may be a sign of one of the "syndromes". The 21st week ultrasound revealed no other defects or deformities, so we want to know what the chances of the child being born being with a syndrome is, given these factors? Is the doctor right? Should we worry? Does anyone know the chances of this number (2-3) of defects of these sizes at this "age" closing spontaneously either before or after birth? (We won't do an "amniocentesis" because of the small chance of miscarriage and because we wouldn't consider an abortion whatever the circumstances.) thanks, Ash. |
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