The Stories Behind TFMR: Episode 6 with Nicole Hunter

Nicole Hunter is a 30 year old woman from Virginia who is affected with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). She first became pregnant September 2020 and with no known family history of genetic diseases, it was a shock when it was discovered she was a carrier for DMD at routine genetic testing done at 12 weeks prenatally. At the same time, she found out she was also having a baby boy. Nicole proceeded to meet with a genetic counselor and made the decision to have an amniocentesis at 16 weeks to see if her child was affected with DMD. She got the results back at 21 weeks and she learned her baby boy was affected with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Nicole and her family decided the right choice for them was a TFMR. Two days later, in February 2021, she had the procedure at 22 weeks pregnant. She is currently in the midst of her IVF journey in hopes of having a child unaffected by the condition. This is her story. As a disclaimer, this podcast series features sensitive topics. Understand that the opinions and topics do not express or represent the organizations personal feelings on any matter but are here to solely share the guest speaker's journey and life's experiences. These opinions and stories are theirs and theirs alone.