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Re: Femur length and Down's Syndrom

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Fri, 14 Dec 2001 22:26:52 -0600 (CST)

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I think it probably has to do with how far along you are as well. The earlier you are the more exact the measurements are to be..the further along the bigger variance :) >
>My sonogram showed femur was 2 weeks behind, doctors said it was within
>normal limits.
>
>At Fri, 14 Dec 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>>
>>At Fri, 14 Dec 2001, Angela wrote:
>>>
>>>I saw a question from a woman who was worried because her sonogram
>>>showed a femur length that measured longer than expected. I have the
>>>same question but for a short femur length.
>>>I tested positive for DS with the AFP test and recently had a sonogram
>>>and an amnio. The doctor and sonographer said that the sonogram results
>>>looked normal. I was at 17 w 5 d and all measurements were 17 w 4 d
>>>except the femur which was 16 w 5 d. My doctor told me this was within
>>>the normal deviation. Is it?
>>>I was reading that short femur length is a sometime sign of DS and I'm
>>>wondering what the normal standard deviation for these measurements is
>>>around 17-18 weeks. My husband and I are both quite tall (I had also
>>>read that many short people have fetuses with short femurs).
>>>Thank you.
>>
>>I believe it has to be 2 weeks or more before it is considered abnormal.
>>My dd's femurs were a week and a half behind and she was fine :) And my
>>son has ds and his femurs were normal length..go figure!
>>Good luck to you! Oh and I also have a dd that I had a false + for ds on
>>the afp. I hope this helps!
>>Lisa
>
>--
>shelly
>

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