In this episode we’re going to discuss future pregnancy & conception options after alloimmunization sensitization. Dr. Moise starts by briefly touching on Bethany Weathersby’s story after her loss to HDFN and her pregnancies that followed. Bethany is the mother of five living children, the CEO and founder of The Allo Hope Foundation, and one of the hosts of The Allo Podcast. about her pregnancies affected by alloimmunization and after a loss from alloimmunization. Dr. Moise takes us through the future pregnancy options for alloimmunized mothers including:

• Adoption
• Surrogacy also known as a gestational carrier
• IVF pre-implantation testing (heterozygous Dad’s only)
  • Confirm paternal zygosity first – refer to our Episode 8 ‘Who’s yo Daddy’
• ‘Snowflake’ babies – donor embryos
  • Although rarely have any DNA testing for blood type prior to freezing
• Donor insemination
• Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS) and the effects on an alloimmunized pregnancy
• Future medical therapies and potential noninvasive treatment options

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