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[quote=Anonymous]I am so sorry that you are going through this. Recurrent losses are the worst. I hope the trolls realize that anonymous strangers have no place telling you how many children you should have or want. You are the only one who knows when your family is complete or when the pain of losses outweighs the pain of not feeling complete as a family.

I had several losses before having my son and I went through everything- all the testing, progesterone, and lovenox shots. I was with an RE at GW who was amazing and very real with me- if your losses are testing as genetically normal then IVF isn't likely to help, as this is all they can screen for, but a lot of clinics will push you into this because $$$. As some others have said, get tested for balanced translocations and clotting disorders if you haven't already. Dr Humm is at Shady Grove Rockville now, but I would assume that she can still advise you with a science-based approach.

I cannot recommend enough contacting Dr Kliman at Yale University. He is a pathologist who studies the placenta. My RE happened to know him from her studies and he was able to diagnose me with a genetic issue that caused placental problems leading to losses. I never had to travel to him. Pathology at GW prepared slides from my losses that were sent to him- if you had a D&C the slides are likely on file at your hospital. It was very affordable to have him review slides. I was told that my issue results in losses before ten weeks, so it might not be your answer, but I think it's a good next step if you've done all the other things. Dr. Kliman has written and spoken that he believes placenta issues are a common cause of recurrent miscarriage but under-diagnosed.[/quote]

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