After receiving the wrong pathology report, I finally got the right one last night. Like I had anticipated, it's a little hard to decipher without a medical background, but after a lot of googling and wikipedia-ing, I think I have a basic understanding. It seems they didn't do any DNA testing, so I don't know if there was a chromosomal anomaly or the sex.
If anyone is interested, this is what it said:
FINAL PATHOLOGIC DIAGNOSIS PRODUCTS OF CONCEPTION, SPONTANEOUS/MISSED ABORTION:
- NECROTIC AND FIBROTIC IMMATURE VILLI IDENTIFIED
Received in formalin labeled "POC," is a 28 gram, 6 x 5.5 x 2 cm aggregate of friable, tan, membranous and papillary tissue fragments including chorionic villi. There are no obvious hydropic changes seen grossly. There are no embryonic tissues or fetal parts identified.
Our best guess is that it means there was some cell damage that was attempting to heal itself, but it wasn't successful. The why... I don't know. I'm a bit confused on the lack of embryonic tissue, etc. as we saw a heartbeat, so there was an embryo at some point. I assumed from the start that someone read this report at some point and would have contacted to me if it indicated a potential problem for future pregnancies, but honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if the lab tech submitted this and it went instantly into a black hole. It's sad, but I don't even want to bother contacting my OB about any of this. She was on leave for the short time during my pregnancy, and an on-call physician did the D&C procedure, so we've never even spoken about the pregnancy or its end.
AnnieMac2: My insurance/provider is Kaiser, and it turns out it's their policy to do testing after every D&C. I wasn't informed before, during, or after. I only found out it was done after reading the fine print of a bill. What a sad waste it is for everyone who doesn't even know this is being conducted.
sweetB: I was about 10 weeks along when I got the MMC diagnosis, and the D&C was done a week later.
I'm sorry for everyone's losses. Hugs to everyone.