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How to Complete Your Pregnancy Without Worrying About That Positive Quad Screen!

E.P. asks from Phoenix

I am in my third trimester finishing out my pregnancy with a 1/18 chance that my son will be born with down syndrome. We decided not to do the amnio because of the ri...

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1St Trimester Genetic Testing Questions..

S.L. asks from Champaign

Alright, so because of my age, i did my first trimester genectic testing (nt scan & bloodwork). Well, my NT scan came back good, but one of my blood tests was screwy ...

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Nuchal Transluscency Ultrasound in Saint Paul?

R.A. asks from Minneapolis

I'm already 11weeks and Im having a hard time finding where to do the nuchal transluscency ultrasound. I won't get to see my doctor until I'm 12w6d so I would like t...

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Undecided About Amniocentisis

N.B. asks from Washington DC

I am 36 and pregnant with my third. My 2 children are both healthy and we have no history of genetic abnormalities in our families. Because of my age and this being...

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Amniocentesis

Z.G. asks from Denver

I am going to barely be 35 when I deliver our third child (b-day in April, due in August.) I have scheduled an amnio, but am having second thoughts about it. My ins...

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20 Week Ultrasound Showed an Echogenic Focus on the Baby's Heart

M.S. asks from New York

Hi All, I am 34 years old and I had a 20 week ultrasound which showed an echogenic focus (bright spot) on the baby's heart. I have read that this can be a "soft mar...

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Ultrasound with Amniocentesis

A. asks from Philadelphia

Has anyone had this test completed before. I was just informed that I was a slight risk (1 of 178) for my baby to have down syndrome and in order to be sure, I would ...

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Can't Decide - Amniocentesis or CVS?

I.P. asks from Chicago

I will be 35 in 2 months and am 8 weeks pregnant. I do not have any children and have had several chemical pregnancies (early miscarriages) in the past year. My docto...

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Echogenic Focus in My Baby Heart

M.B. asks from San Antonio

Dear Mamas, I have a very serious question. No need to say that i am extremely worried, nervous and very very sad.Four weeks ago on my monthly ultrasound my OBGYN.f...

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To Test or Not to Test? Chorionic Villus Sampling Test for Down's Syndrome

N.H. asks from San Francisco

My OB GYN is recommending I take this CVS test for Down's Syndrome, but I am hesitant to take it. It seems so invasive. Has anyone had this test done or perhaps cho...

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Answer Highlights

  • soft marker for downs in 2 answers "... the technical term for that). Anyway, that is also a soft marker for Downs."
  • test came back positive in 2 answers "... be pushing for this and possible termination of the test came back positive."
  • many false positives in 2 answers "I did not find out just how many false positives this test has until after I was scared ..."
  • fetal protein test in 2 answers "My daughter was told from the fetal protein test that our grandbaby had a 1 in 100 ..."
  • 1 in 200 chance of miscarriage in 2 answers "... statistics of a 1 in 178 a down syndrome baby and 1 in 200 chance of miscarriage."