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ReviewMedicine2020

Expectant management and live birth outcomes for male balanced-translocation carriers: Two case reports and a literature review.

Haitao Fan, Xiuyan Wang, Xiao Yang, Hongshu Zheng, Shuqiang Feng

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Review in Medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Haitao FanDepartment of Urology, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Xiuyan Wang
Xiao Yang
Hongshu Zheng
Shuqiang Feng
Second Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University · CNJilin University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

rationaleCouples with male balanced-translocation carriers may experience recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL). Although the expectant management of RPL has developed over many years, genetic counseling for RPL couples with male balanced-translocation carriers remains challenging. Here, we describe the expectant management of 2 male carriers of balanced translocations. PATIENT CONCERNS: A 32-year-old and a 28-year-old man presented at the clinic with diagnoses of infertility following spontaneous abortions by their wives. DIAGNOSIS: Both patients had normal semen diagnosed by routine semen analysis and underwent cytogenetic diagnoses.

interventionsFollowing genetic counseling and informed consent, both couples voluntarily chose expectant management with natural conception. OUTCOMES: One couple experienced 2 natural pregnancies, the first of which ended in spontaneous abortion and the second produced a phenotypically normal infant. The other couple's first pregnancy resulted in a fetus with a balanced translocation confirmed by amniocentesis and cytogenetic analysis. LESSONS: Expectant management with natural conception may be an alternative to genetic counseling in male balanced-translocation carriers with RPL, especially those who are reluctant to undergo preimplantation diagnosis.

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Abortion, SpontaneousAdultChinaFemaleHumansInfertility, MaleMalePregnancyPregnancy OutcomeSemen AnalysisTranslocation, Genetic

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PMID32590798
PMCPMC7328998
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