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Question About "Vanishing Twin" and Results of the Down's Syndrome Blood Work
I will be going for an amnio ASAP to determine if the baby is in fact Downs. Any information would be helpful for a piece of mind. ...
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- Hi T., I had never heard of that until my niece and my cousin's wife both had that happen to them. Both at the early stages of their pregnancy's. They both went...
- after having the blood work also do the full scan. at our age (im 2years older then you) the do a secon level ultrasound that counts the bones. this plus the blood res...
- hi, i have not experienced this exactly-but as the twin of a sister who died inutero I just wanted to send you my thoughts and say that i survived. my mom was on f...
Has Anyone Had a Amniocentesis?
Read all 3 responses: "I have to have a c-sec delivery and my doctor wants to do it a week before the due date but problem is that day is on christmas. i ...
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- Nothing to worry about. My son was due on Dec.31st and I was having a scheduled c-section. I could not go into labor so my dr. did and amnio 3 weeks prior to my due d...
- C., I went through a similar situation last year. When I found out my daughter was over 8 pounds I told my doctor I wanted a c sect. When it was to unbarible to wal...
- I have had an Amnio. It was scarey, but everything went fine. I would really think about having the baby stay inside you as long as possible. We had my first daught...
Quad Screening Positive for down Syndrome
I recently found out that my quad screen test can back abnormal, so now i have to go have a 2nd level sonogram done and a possible amnio. I'm so scared. ...
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- I also had a high risk for Down's (1/49) with my first child. I was scared to death and worried until we got the results of the amnio back (even though they said prob...
- I was 20 when I had my son who has Down syndrome. He's six now and is the greatest gift, just as my other two kids are. So, if it does turn out to be true positive fo...
- Hi V., My quad screen with my 1st child came back for Spina Bifida. I was completely terrified!! My dr sent me to Bannie Tabor at Harris Methodist. He was a wond...
Echogenic Bowels and RPD (Fluid in Kidneys of My Unborn Son)
I guess because of your age you did not have amnio I would have a serious sit down with my doc to discuss everything An amnio would certainly put your ...
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- Hi L., I am an ultrasound tech and a Mom. I can't even begin to tell you how often I see fluid in the kidneys (especially on boys). You didn't say how much fluid, bu...
- Hi L.. Have you had your Level 2 ultrasound yet? This is where they carefully look at all the structures including blood flow, 4 chambered heart, brain, etc. At this s...
- Hi L.. At my second trimester ultrasound I was told that my daughter had an increased risk of DS due to some "markers" they found. I was offered an amniocentesis, whic...
Genzyme Test
My Dr wanted me to get an amnio, which I refused due to the risk os miscarriage. He then told me about an alternative test called Genzyme workup. ...
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- It's amazing all of the tests that they can do now. We opted not to have any done with my pregnancy because it would not have affected our decision to carry the pregn...
- I had my second baby when I was 40, They wanted to do all the tests. Amnio, etc... My thinking was why have the tests. Even if the baby should have downs I still was g...
- This test is not a definitive diagnosis of anything. As others mentioned, it may tell you if you have increased odds. Quite frankly, if you are unwilling to have an am...
High Definition Ultrasound
I don't know what your feelings are about amniocentesis, but if you want to know ... If the results of an amnio will not be useful to you then don't do it, ...
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- The triple and quad screens are notoriously inaccurate. Something like 60% right? The screen will tell you out of x number of women what the likelihood is that you are...
- Hi, Congradulations on your soon to be. about 17 years ago - in Denamrk - I had the same test done for the same reason. They took 2 blood tests in case the 1st was ...
- I don't know what your feelings are about amniocentesis, but if you want to know for sure about your fetus, this is the definitive test - what they call the "gold stan...
Any Info on the CVS Test in Early Pregnancy
I doubt the amnio is any less painful, so the real question is, .... I did have an amniocentesis done, which is painful, I wanted to be able to prepare ...
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- did you have the test with your other five girls ?i never had one done with any of my four preg but for me it was a neddle thing .my last daughter was almost born in t...
- I did a google on CVS test, and you may want to do that as well. My second son is now 5 1/2 months, but when I was pregnant, my Dr did a ultra sound to measure his ne...
- Hi I would not recommend getting the CVS test. I was 35 (advanced maternal age) and decided against it. There is a higher risk of miscarriage than an amnio. ...
Anyone Have a CVS Genetic Test Done?
I am thinking of having a CVS(Chorionic villus sampling) test done instead of an amnio. I had an amnio with my son two-ish years ago so know how that..."
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- I had a CVS at 11 weeks, and I would/will do it again. The risk is slightly higher - if you can, get a GOOD referral because the risk varies a lot depending on how ...
- I had it done with my second child. Saw someone in the L.A. area who has this as a specialty--he's very well known, so if you live in that area, he's probably the per...
- Always a healthy person, I became a CVS statistic and wish I could go back in time and make a different decision. I had the CVS done by a big name geneticist at UCSD ...
Blood Test for down Syndrome
So, with the second and third pregnancies, she did not have amnio done. ... Hi Lili - I was told to have the amnio as well. Did the quick test and since in ...
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- Hi Lili, Just want to let you know that here in Boston they perform two blood tests in order to determine the chance of DS. They follow up the first blood test with...
- I have three children and I've never had the test done. I was told by all three doctors that often the first test has a false positive. If the one you just had done ...
- this happens all the time, the blood test shows that it is possible but the amnio is the real deal. I would not worry too much if the first result is normal. The 2n...
Has Anyone Taken the AFP3 Test?
I heard that the doctors may offer an Amniocentesis test which will provide a ... The risk for amnio is 1 in 100 for losing the pregnancy and I didn't think ...
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- Don't worry!! Everything will be fine. My test came back normal,but they did not tell me the results. My doctor did not give me a lot of details because she did not ...
- Hi K.. I had the exact same test results as you for the AFP. Mine was 1/216-slightly elevated risk for Down's Syndrome. I then had an appointment with a genetics co...
- Hi, I took the test with my son and the doctor's made it seem like it was so necessary to take it. I took it for my peace of mind and the results came out negative...
