u/chulzle
You will be banned and any associated accounts banned and reported for harassment to reddit. Zero tolerance.
And I mean zero.
If I see this shit again, I will make sure you will be banned from reddit all together for religious shaming or pro choice shaming here.
- mod
And today I’m back with information for the partners / what people NOT tell you about how the egg works and what it’s actually doing once connected to sperm IF it can connect.
First before anything.
Anyone with “Normal Karyotype” post miscarriage with RPL the “why” you are asking for is likely critical placental development error from sperm genome.
Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) accompanied by a normal embryonic chromosomal karyotype (euploid) frequently eludes clinical explanation. While maternal age and meiotic non-disjunction drive numerical chromosomal aberrations (trisomies), structural embryonic and placental anomalies resulting in first- and second-trimester demise often origin
One of my closest friends (38) recently entered a relationship with a 44-year-old partner diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). He is otherwise considered “healthy.”
Because of what I’ve studied and written about for over a decade, I suggested she have him undergo a full semen analysis.
The results?
One of the most pristine semen analyses I’ve ever seen - even compared to donor samples.
• 250 million sperm/mL
• 70% motility
• 9% morphology
• Well above WHO reference ranges
• “Perfectly fertile” per urologist
Most clinics would stop there. We did not. Because sleep apnea is not a semen parameter problem. It is a hypoxia problem. She proceeded with DNA Fragmentation Index (DFI
Hey everyone! I’m opening the floor for any questions you might have. Whether it’s about non-invasive prenatal testing (NiPT), test accuracy, interpreting results, personal experiences, or anything else—I’m here to help.
Drop your questions below (you can stay completely anonymous with your Reddit handle). I’ll choose questions and answer them directly via short TikTok video responses. For more detailed or sensitive topics, I’ll also post full written explanations linked back here for reference.
There are no bad questions. If you’re confused, worried, or just curious—ask.
Hope you’re all doing okay. 💛 -c
Research indeed shows that paternal factors—including sperm quality, diet, environmental exposures, and epigenetic marks—can increase the risk of neural tube defects (NTDs) in mouse offspring. However, mainstream narratives often focus on maternal causes like folate deficiency, which can obscure paternal contributions. Here’s an overview:
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Here’s what current research shows about how sperm contributes to placental development—and how sperm-related issues can lead to placental problems and miscarriage:
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🧬 1. Paternal DNA and Imprinting Drive Placental Growth • Imprinted genes like IGF2 (paternal-expressed) are critical for placental development. Maternal genes often act to limit growth—creating a balance. Disruption can impair placental structure and function . • Classic experiments show that embryos with only paternal genomes develop placental tissues but not embryos, while those with only maternal genomes do the opposite .
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If you're here because your sperm analysis is confusing, your clinic isn’t helping, or your partner is being asked to undergo invasive testing while you’ve barely had a full workup—you’re not alone. That’s exactly why I wrote this post in the first place.
You can read the full, unaltered version of the HOW TO READ YOUR SPERM ANALYSIS guide—updated, accurate, and ethical for 2025.
Because this isn’t about money. It’s about ownership.
$1 protects this work from being reposted, repackaged, or stolen again—especially by those who removed the author but kept her words.
I get a lot of questions in my DMs. Over the last year, there are thousands. Right now, there are over 2,000 unread. Believe it or not, that’s impossible to answer individually. Since this community has grown, the best way I can respond is through video and data. So when I catch a question like this one, I’ll try to break it down here and in video. And if you ever have a question like this again, the best way to reach me is to tag me on TikTok. That’s the only way I can reply directly and actually explain it. Right now, it’s too difficult to respond to notifications or messages because my inbox is completely shattered.
OPEN LETTER TO ALL, HELLO EVERYONE, MY NAME IS ANNA SMITH.
You can find me here:
📍 TikTok: u/smithcodaticktock
📍 Instagram: u/smithcodagroup
📍 YouTube: u/SMITHCODAGROUP
📍 Website: smithcodagroup.com
If you’d like to follow along—great.
If you’d rather send this to a friend, even better.
If you want to help fix medicine, learn about sperm, law, AI, and parenthood after infertility in one shot? You’re in the right place.
Tag people. Share. Scream it. Or just sit with it.
Follow me or not. But if you do
OPEN LETTER TO ALL, HELLO EVERYONE, MY NAME IS ANNA SMITH.
You can find me here:
📍 TikTok: u/smithcodaticktock
📍 Instagram: u/smithcodagroup
📍 YouTube: u/SMITHCODAGROUP
📍 Website: smithcodagroup.com
If you’d like to follow along—great.
If you’d rather send this to a friend, even better.
If you want to help fix medicine, law, AI, and motherhood in one shot? You’re in the right place.
Tag people. Share. Scream it. Or just sit with it.
Follow me or not. But if you do, it won’t be for clicks.
It’ll be because you believe we deserve better.
Because I still clean Cheerios out of every single crevice of my car, couch, and underwear drawer. And I
OPEN LETTER TO ALL, HELLO EVERYONE, MY NAME IS ANNA SMITH.
You can find me here:
📍 TikTok: u/smithcodaticktock
📍 Instagram: u/smithcodagroup
📍 YouTube: u/SMITHCODAGROUP
📍 Website: smithcodagroup.com
If you’d like to follow along—great.
If you’d rather send this to a friend, even better.
If you want to help fix medicine, law, AI, and motherhood in one shot? You’re in the right place.
Tag people. Share. Scream it. Or just sit with it.
Follow me or not. But if you do, it won’t be for clicks.
It’ll be because you believe we deserve better.
Because I still clean Cheerios out of every single crevice of my car, couch, and underwear drawer. And I
Good evening everyone—
I hope all of you are staying sane. If not, that's okay. You're allowed. (I WAS THERE THAT ONE DAY https://www.reddit.com/r/NIPT/comments/ezuvfh/my\_trisomy\_18\_nipt\_false\_positive\_story\_so\_far/)
If you’ve ever stayed up all night trying to understand a test result, a diagnosis, a sentence that didn’t sit right in your gut—and I have helped you—this post is for you.
If you are just coming here, reading information, wondering: Who is this crazy lady, and why is a subreddit the only real information for prenatal testing results gone wrong on the internet?
Because I am a scientist that HATES injustice. AND I love, love, love, love and u
Welcome & thanks for being so helpful and answering questions!
I am going through a personal issue with my partner getting a stage 4 diagnosis of his colon cancer out of no where at 38 with liver mets and our 4 kids. It’s a scary time so I’ve taken a step back for this reason to focus on his chemo and treatment. Wish us luck and I’m still around. Tagging me for a question is the best way to get a hold of me 🌺
This space is very special to me and my false positive NIPT daughter is now 5 from false positive t18. My other daughter with MOM of 8 for hcg and abnormal labs and normal amnio is also 5. My son with short 1% long bones is now 2 and perfect. So basically. Don’t trust every scan and
Can I ask a question if anyone just thinks life is fucking boring and mundane and I have no idea what I’m doing with my life anymore? My kids are 4,4 twin girls and 2 year old boy and my partner had a 4 year old girl and just got diagnosed with stage 4 cancer that’s terminal. They gave 1-5 years depends how he responds to chemo surgery etc. But I just come home, feed the kids, sometimes I’m happy to see them but sometimes it’s just so awful and I feel trapped and also feel bad. On top of the cancer thing my coparent is moving an hour away and has school designation so I have no idea what I’m going to do when my 2 year old gets older and needs to be dropped off and picked up 1/2 the time to
Looking to add a Moderator for r/NIPT
Hi everyone,
When I first started this subreddit, there was almost no information online about false-positive NIPT results and how common they can be. My own journey to parenthood was incredibly challenging—marked by male infertility, five miscarriages, a termination in the second trimester for abnormalities, five IVF cycles, 12 failed embryo transfers, and a surrogacy journey that eventually led to having my two children. Both of my kids had abnormal prenatal testing results and required amnios. It was through these deeply personal and painful experiences that I realized how common and under-discussed these issues were, especially as NIPT testin