Patient's question:
My wife has been pregnant twice in a row, and both times she experienced symptoms of miscarriage. Later, we went to the hospital for a thorough check-up on her chromosomes, and it was found that she has an abnormality in her 18th chromosome. What should we do about the 18th chromosome abnormality?Doctor's answer:
Chromosome 18 abnormality can easily lead to symptoms of fetal miscarriage or premature birth. In most cases, the abnormality of chromosome 18 is due to an extra copy of chromosome 18, which constitutes Edward syndrome, also known as trisomy 18. For your situation, it is recommended to consider undergoing third-generation IVF, as it allows for embryo screening to identify and remove embryos with abnormal chromosomes.