WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for October, 1997: Re: About Amniocentesis

Re: About Amniocentesis

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 19 Oct 1997 21:05:15 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sun, 19 Oct 1997, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>Hello my name is Alicia and I'm from Spain. I'm 34 years old and 10
>weeks of pregnancy my physician offers me the Amniocentesis to detect
>the Dawn syndrome. But I don't like the risk of misscarring and the
>possibilitie to abortion over the 5month. The CVS is less secure and I
>don't think in it. I don't know the % of sucess of the blood test"triple
>screen", and I don't know if in my country there is a physician that
>uses well the Doppler to detect the Dawn Syndrome. Actually I don't Know
>to do in one hand I've been missing a long time to have a baby and the
>other hand I wouldn't like to have a baby with Dawn syndrome. Please
>keep me informed about the real differences between the risk at 35years
>old and the risk at 34 years old.
>
> I'm very depressing.
> Alicia

Alicia,

The triple test can accurately pick up Down's Syndrome approximately 66-75% of the time depending upon the study. Sonography may increase that percentage somewhat. There is little difference betweeen the incidence of Down's at 34 and 35. Without a reference, it seems to be around 1 in 400 at 35. Good luck in your decision.

--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
OBGYN.net U.S. Representative, New York
Great Neck, New York
http://www.obgyn.net/states/bios/marchbein.htm
http://www.obgyn.net/women/advisors/harveym.htm

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