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Singular Umblical Artery (SUA)

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 08 January 2012 - 09:30

Hi Ladies,

I am 19 weeks pregnant and have been told baby has SUA- this was told to us at 12 weeks then confirmed at 19 week scan.

has anyone had the same experience? we have been told that this alone is no risk but combined with short femur bone which was told to us yesterday this could be a serious genetic problem.

we are going for a more detailed scan and more tests on thursday- just wanted to see if any of you have experienced the same?

TIA

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EW GURU
Latest post on 15 January 2012 - 13:45
Great news! Congrats!
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 15 January 2012 - 13:42
I'm due 8 March - not long now!
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 15 January 2012 - 13:07
ha sometimes i think they look into things so much here and come up with wrong conclusions ha :) im due 1st june, when are you due?
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 15 January 2012 - 11:45
That is great news, cakes. Definitely worth getting that second opinion. I had a scan before I got pregnant this time and was told I had a very short cervix so may need a stitch in pregnancy and a fibroid on my cervix. Well this mystery fibroid has never been seen again, and my cervix is a very normal length after all! Enjoy the rest of your pregnancy! When are you due?
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 15 January 2012 - 10:24
just a little update. met with dr yuliya on thursday- amazing woman. she did a detailed scan and confirmed SUA- other than that baby looks fine, she measured all organs and has no concerns at all. very relieved and can start enjoying this pregnancy more :)
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 10 January 2012 - 09:53
thanks ladies, i saw dr mirza for my NT scan. am going to see Dr Yuliya at Cooper clinic on Thursday. hopefully will get some more news then .
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 09 January 2012 - 22:19
sorry to hear that..hopefuly everything will be ok..i highly recommend dr. mirza at fetal medicine and genetic center..04 360 40 40..he is fetal medicine specialist ..i had a great experience with him for my NT scan ..plz relax..fingers crossed.. <em>edited by serena11 on 09/01/2012</em>
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 09 January 2012 - 06:13
I would highly recommend u seeing Dr George as he is a Fetal & Maternal sub-specialist and absolutely wonderful. He is now based at n9ne medical in healthcare city ( was at AH). He was my obgyn as I was highrisk. Take care x
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 08 January 2012 - 16:03
thank you Smarti. doctor has recommended invasive amnio testing so am going on monday for this.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 08 January 2012 - 13:57
Our little one had a SUA and some softmarkers for a genetic problem and turned out to be totally healthy. It was not a short femur bone, so don´t know anything about that, but in general I think they can detect so much today and some of the softmarkers are also quite comon in healthy babies. Please relax and wait for the tests of the next results.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 08 January 2012 - 10:22
thank you glenfiddich, my doctor has said that this alone is fine and mother MIL who is a midwife said the same- the combination with the femur bone can be serious genetic problems- what exactly i dont know. am so stressed out at the moment, am trying to stay calm but its hard. thank you
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EW GURU
Latest post on 08 January 2012 - 10:09
I'm sorry to hear that you are going through this. Pregnancy can be such a stressful and worrying time. My cousin had this - she was advised by her doctor in the US not to have the baby. But she went ahead and baby Tony turned two in October. The only thing that Baby Tony had was really bad torticollis when he was born - not sure if it was related to the umbilical problem. But he had intensive therapy and now is fine. Not sure about the combination with the femur bone, though.
 
 

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