[tri-med] Re: trisomies and two vessel umbilical cord

Thanks for answering. Yep, that helps. It gives me a
little more hope. Was the two-vessel umbilical cord
the reason for Kerens t-18 or was that just one of the
signs? Or do you know? 
 Karen (grandma to Julian, mosaic partial trisomy 1)
St. Louis Mo.

--- Loren Warnemuende <lorenwarn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> When I was pregnant with Keren we found I had a
> two-vessel umbilical  
> cord. Yeah, it can be a sign of higher risk, but
> usually only if  
> there are other signs. With Keren there were about
> four other  
> pointers just in the ultrasound (club foot, clenched
> hand, small  
> size, choroid plexus cysts).  The number of signs
> said more than the  
> types.  I read up on the two-vessel cord and it
> sounded, for the most  
> part, to be pretty benign if it's the only factor.
> 
> Hope that helps!
> Loren (wife to Kraig, mom to Keren Elyse, T18, 3
> years old!  
> (9/27/02), and Clarissa Joanne (7/17/05) )
> Southeast Michigan
> http://webpages.eng.wayne.edu/~ad6075
> 
> 
> On Dec 12, 2005, at 12:45 PM, karen thorsten wrote:
> 
> > Hi Everyone,
> >  I have a concern and would like to know if anyone
> has
> > any info. My daughter is  pregnant and they just
> had
> > an ultrasound. They found she has a two vessel
> > umbilical cord (missing one artery). They said
> they
> > couldn't see anything else on the ultrasound that
> > appears abnormal but that they will do more
> > ultrasounds as she progresses in the pregnancy.
> They
> > offered amnio and the one blood test they do
> (forgot
> > the name) for abnormalities but my daughter
> refused,
> > due to false positives and the risks for
> miscarriage
> > with amnio. I just read that the two vessel cord
> can
> > increase the risk for trisomies. She has one child
> > now, Julian, who is 2 and a half with mosaic
> partial
> > trisomy 1. So, any info, concerns or words of
> > encouragement would be appreciated. To think of
> her
> > having a second child with abnormalities is
> > heartbreaking.
> >                     Thanks Much,
> >                       Karen (grandma to Julian,
> Mosaic
> > Partial Trisomy 1 )
> 
> 
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