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Hello I Am Currently On 20th Week Of My 2nd
Question: Hello I am currently on 20th week of my 2nd pregnancy.I had anamoly scan 2-3 days back.report saya AFI is 20.1 My doc suggested me to check Blood sugar level and told that baby may have birth defects.Can anyone pls explain me AFI it's meaning,how to control it so that it do not affect my baby?
Brief Answer:
Increased fluid around the baby.
Detailed Answer:
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AFI refers to Amniotic fluid index. The value og greater than 15 suggests an increased amount of amniotic fluid around the baby. This can be associated with some birth defects or diabetes and can happen normally also. This cannot be controlled with the help of medicines. YOu need a regular monitoring with ultrasound scans every month to detect any abnormality.
Please feel free to discuss further. I will be glad to answer the follow up queries that you have.
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Increased fluid around the baby.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for trusting us with your health concern.
AFI refers to Amniotic fluid index. The value og greater than 15 suggests an increased amount of amniotic fluid around the baby. This can be associated with some birth defects or diabetes and can happen normally also. This cannot be controlled with the help of medicines. YOu need a regular monitoring with ultrasound scans every month to detect any abnormality.
Please feel free to discuss further. I will be glad to answer the follow up queries that you have.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Rakhi Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Rakhi-Tayal
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Dr. Nagamani Ng
I am uploading anamoly scan reports and glucose tolerance test reports.kindly tell me which can be the factors for increased AFI?is there anything which I can follow in diet like not to take salt or liquid in excess?
Brief Answer:
Reducing fluid intake will not help.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
There are no reports attached with this query. The increased AFI can happen due to the baby producing an increased amount of urine, congenital malformations, such as a blockage of the baby's gastrointestinal or urinary tract, or an abnormal development of the brain and spinal cord, an infection, etc. Reducing the fluid intake or salt restriction will not help much. In case the fluid is too excessive then it can be drained by your gynecologist. In some cases medicines like Indomethacin is also used to reduce the urine production.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
Reducing fluid intake will not help.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
There are no reports attached with this query. The increased AFI can happen due to the baby producing an increased amount of urine, congenital malformations, such as a blockage of the baby's gastrointestinal or urinary tract, or an abnormal development of the brain and spinal cord, an infection, etc. Reducing the fluid intake or salt restriction will not help much. In case the fluid is too excessive then it can be drained by your gynecologist. In some cases medicines like Indomethacin is also used to reduce the urine production.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
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