Saturday, February 5, 2011

CMV

I'm so confused. My CMV test came back negative. However, after two conversations with the nurse, it seems I really misunderstood the doctor when we talked about this because it's not that I CAN'T use CMV positive embryos, rather I just need to know there is a slight risk of them transmitting the virus to me. This virus is no big deal for normal, healthy people, but when a pregnant women contracts it for the first time, it can cause issues with the pregnancy.... anything from miscarriage to birth defects. No studies have been done to show that a women can or has contracted it from a transferred embryo, but they have to state there is a chance. Soooooo, I went from thinking it's a black and white issue and now we are back in this gray area. But right now ALL the doctor has are these embryos. I've already decided I will take a mini break and wait until April to move forward with this, but I don't want to wait indefinitely in the hopes that MAYBE they get some other embryos that happen to be CMV negative.

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