Gypsy-Rose Blanchard reveals plans for IVF after daughter tests negative to rare genetic condition

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard is sharing her reasons for choosing IVF as she and boyfriend Ken Urker plan for their next child.

The 33-year-old, who welcomed daughter Aurora earlier this year, opened up about her family plans on Tori Spelling’s podcast misSPELLING.

“I do, I do. But we will have to use IVF for our next one because the one medical condition that I actually do have, it’s called microdeletion 1Q21.1,” Blanchard explains. “So it’s just a long word for I’m missing a small piece in each of my first chromosomes.”

“That is something that could potentially be passed down to every child that I have. Every child that I have has a fifty-fifty shot of having it,” Blanchard says. “Aurora has been tested and she came back negative, thank God. So it was not passed to her. But as a preventative measure, we will go through IVF for our next one.”

Spelling then asked Blanchard if she wants a boy now that she has her daughter.

“We do want a boy. One boy and one girl,” Blanchard says. “Probably just two. I say that now. You never know what the future holds, but just two for now on the horizon.”

According to the National Institute of Health in the US, Microdeletion 1Q21.1 is a chromosomal change that can increase the risk of delayed development, intellectual disability, physical abnormalities, and neurological and psychiatric problems.

Back in April, Blanchard announced on Instagram that Aurora tested negative for the condition, writing, “Great news about Aurora! We’re overjoyed to share that our sweet girl, Aurora, has tested negative for the rare condition known as microdeletion 1q21.1. This result brings us such immense relief and gratitude. Thank you to everyone who’s kept us in your thoughts — your support has meant the world.”

In a statement to People Magazine at the time, Blanchard shared, “I was so relieved to learn that my daughter didn’t inherit my condition. I was tested in 2012 and was positive, and again last year in October and again came back positive. There was a 50-50 chance that she could have inherited it, so we got her tested and she came back negative; therefore, herself and her future children won’t have to worry about getting the condition that I have. It stops with me.”

“We are so relieved to know that she is healthy and is meeting all of her developmental milestones perfectly,” she added.