1st Trimester Prenatal Screening Vs AFP Results
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i had my 1st trimester prenatal screening at 14 weeks come back with a higher than normal risk of my baby having DS which was 1 in 257 chance and increased trisomy 1/115 but my AFP results at 15 1/2 weeks came back normal.
DS risk was 1 in 730
trisomy 18 was 1 in 850
SCD was 1 in 10,000
at 21 weeks...the dr saw a white spot on the baby's heart and said that was also a small indicator of the chance of my baby having DS...everything else was normal. i will be 35 when the baby is born. i have genetic counseling scheduled for next week with the possibility of an amnio...
is there anyone out there who had a bad first trimester screening report? and which was is more reliable? i'm debating going through an amnio. any input would be appreciated.
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Hi there - When I was pregnant with twins, my AFP came back normal, but one twin had a white spot on his heart and a dilated kidney. My age was 33 and since it was a twin pregnancy, the risk of Downs was put (around) 1 out of 119. It was pretty scary and we opted for the amnio. The results came back fine. The twins are now 14 months and both are great! The spot on the heart is relatively common, especially given the improved ultrasounds they have nowadays. Is your "bad report" that you are referring to the ultrasound? If so, yes, I had a bad ultrasound and a good AFP (which is actually pretty unreliable when it is twins) and everything worked out OK!
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Hi there. I had my 4th baby back in Jan 2008. I was 38 at the time. My screening for Ds came back at 1/22!! I was really upset. I decided NOT to do the amnio as it does come with a miscarriage rate. I prayed and prayed about it for peace and started out on the longest wait of my life! I had 22 weeks to go! I saw a fetal medicine speciallist who did in depth scans and looked for markers. I ended up having her via c-section (my others were all sections aswell) and she was perfect! No DS at all. During my waiting period though I hung onto my faith and just knew either way it would be good. Different but good. So, she was born just fine even with a score of 1/22. I learned that these positive screenings are often more indicative of a placental problem than DS. I would strongly recommend that you see a fetal medicine dr who will perforn a ultrasound that measures your placental blood flow and takes a closer look at your placental. Google placental issues and false postive prenatal screenings and you will see a direct link. Placental problems are the cause of preeclampsia and stillbornness. Anyhow, hopefully neither are your issue and the test results are just off. blessings.
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