(credit: NHGRI)
“The ultrasound from 15 weeks looks fine,” I stalled, trying to present the good news first.
“What about the amnio?”
“Well, there is something unusual. It’s the Y chromosome. Part of it appears to be flipped. What we call an inversion. It’s a little like if the exits on a highway turned around,” I explained.
The couple looked at each other, puzzled, then back at me, and he reached for her hand.
“What does that mean?” they both asked. (more…)
