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At her 10-week appointment, she learned that her child had triploidy, a genetic condition where a fetus has three sets of chromosomes instead of two, and would miscarry late-term or die at birth.

From Salon • Oct. 3, 2025

Although triploidy can kill a patient, Texas doctors told DeSpain that they could not terminate until her death was “imminent.”

From Slate • Sep. 14, 2022

But in the second trimester, the couple discovered that the fetus had a lethal anomaly called triploidy.

From Slate • Sep. 14, 2022

At least one of our losses was down to a chromosomal abnormality known as a triploidy: essentially an extra set of chromosomes.

From The Guardian • May 5, 2020

Further testing confirmed the baby had the rare and usually fatal chromosomal disorder known as triploidy — a condition that also can carry serious and sometimes lethal consequences for the mother.

From Salon • Jul. 6, 2015