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Amniocentesis For Down Syndrome

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Dr.  T Shobha Deepak MD

:2836 for downs syndrome and 1:10000 for other trisomies. The NT scan at 12 weeks was 1.5 mm and the nasal bone was present from 10 weeks onwards. My question is if it's ok not to do an amniocentesis . I'm ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. T Shobha Deepak ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Richa Agarwal MD

Hi , I am 14 weeks and recently detected with high risk on Down Syndrome which is (1:6). I have been recommended to take up amniocentesis , Want to know whats the best time to do this ? And what are ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Richa Agarwal ( OBGYN)
Dr. Manisha Jain MD

Hello Dr. XXXXXXX My wife has quadruple test and the result was positive for trisomy 21 , down syndrome. So, we have opted for amniocentesis along with FISH test. Yesterday we got the result of FISH ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Manisha Jain ( OBGYN)
Dr. Rakhi Tayal MD

down syndrome.. Nobody in my family or in my husband family doesnt have it in their genes... but i took the Amniocentsis test... should i be worry and can it be possible my son can have down... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakhi Tayal ( OBGYN)
Dr. Kaushik Sarkar MD

As per information for treatment of Down,s Syndrome recently advances in terms of medication started, can you guide us how to go about it, my son is border line case of Down Syndrome. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushik Sarkar ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr.  Simit Jadia MD

Scan 19.0 wks This is my test report for quad screen ,shud i go for Aminocentesis to confirm down syndrome. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Simit Jadia ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Jagdish MD

tripple screen test. does Down syndrome is heridetry as wife parents are perfectly normal. ... definative test to ascertain is amniocentesis . we are worried after this as amnio carries risk of ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jagdish ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha MD

Second trimester scan and boold test results (Down Syndrome test results) Hi, My wife is in second ... Down syndrome shown low risk. Her second trimester ultrasound (anomaly scan) is done at 21... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Gauttam Prajapati MD

test saying my child has a 1 of 160% chance of being with downs syndrome . Due to a genetic test taken with my urine. They said they need to take more test doing a amniocentesis test and or blood test. B ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Gauttam Prajapati ( Psychiatrist)
Dr.   Zenab Tambawala MD

having a baby with down syndrome... and to confirm the result, I can choose to go for the amniocentesis ... the amniocentesis test. However, the result really saddened me. I would like to seek... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Zenab Tambawala ( OBGYN)