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7 MC's :( uNK Testing?

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21RsMama · 05/01/2025 12:47

Hello, hoping someone can help. I've had one healthy baby in 2019. 3 MC's followed by surgery to remove endometriomas then a second trimester loss in 2024 and 3 chemicals in a row..... The last 4 losses in 9 months have just about floored me.

Firstly I can't understand why I've had 3 chemicals in a row, 3 cycles in a row. It seems like something else is going on. I've had recurrent MC testing which found no reason. My 2nd trimester loss had T21 so they think my body was just trying to fight it as otherwise everything was fine, no underlying reasons found in the genetic testing.

I've been told by a midwife the NHS can't do anything now and to look into natural killer cell testing. Has anyone had any experience with this? I looked online and it's the university hospital in Coventry.

IVF would be an option, however I worry that although the egg would fertilise if the last 3 chems are anything to go by it wouldn't stick anyway. It's also so expensive I feel like id be putting pressure on us as a family to do it (when it still might not work).

FWIW in 39 in 5 months and although I'm very healthy, eat well, do sports, yoga, meditation etc time is not on my side. I take folic acid and COQ10 and all the other fertility staples. I also take progesterone from a few days after ovulation.

I'd really appreciate any advice as I just feel like a big grey cloud has been over us the past 4 years.

OP

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wtbm · 05/01/2025 21:08

Bump!

I've got a similar question but from a different angle - I've seen a few places offering NK cell testing but some charge £600+ and others around £160. What's the difference? What kind of NK test do we need?

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