Why does only one sperm cell get to fertilize the egg? How is multi-sperm fertilization prevented and does this prevention ever fail?
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It does fail. My first son died because of this.
Usually, the body will spontaneously abort (miscarry) but…apparently that doesn’t always work which is why I have a prob with how abortion laws are changing.
In my case, I had some spotting during the first trimester but no other issues. At 16 weeks, they did the typical sonogram and blood tests. The next day, the doctors called and told me they didn’t know WHAT was wrong but that I had little amniotic fluid and very low HcG (preg hormones). In the sonogram, he appeared perfect. All his organs, limbs, brain…just too small for his gestational age..
I spent the next 4 weeks going to various hospitals and specialists and no one could figure out what was wrong. All they could tell me was that he was perfect but he would die either in utero around 7-8 mo or at birth.
This was absolute hell on me psychologically. Fortunately I live in MD and have multiple teaching hospitals. I was 20 weeks by the time I decided I could not go through the pregnancy. Because so few states allow “late term abortions” I had to fight and pull strings to get an appointment before I entered my 3rd trimester.
At this point, they have to induce labor and you have to give birth. Contrary to what the pro-life nut jobs claim…the doctors give you medication to stop the baby’s heart so that you have a still birth.
It was hell psychologically and would have been worse to go a full 40 weeks.
We had an autopsy done at his birth. He had “triploody” which is having 3 full sets of chromosomes. This is caused when 2 sperm fertilize one egg.
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