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Re: age-down´s syndrome

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Tue, 8 Feb 2000 10:49:12 -0600 (CST)

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At Mon, 7 Feb 2000, Christine wrote: >
>Hi
>
>I´m 32 years old and planning on getting pregnant, do you recommend an
>amniosenthesis? What are the chances of down syndrome at 32 and at 33
>years old? I have no one in my family with this syndrome neither has my
>husband.
>
>Thanks!!

Your age-based risks of Down's Syndrome are between 1/750 for age 32 and 1/625 live births at age 33. We generally do not offer amniocentesis until age 35, when the risks of the amniocentesis are roughly equal with the risks of Down's syndrom. With the developement of better U/S techniques, many women chose to forego amnio with "normal" U/S, though the U/S will miss up to 30% of this condition.

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