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Re: mulitple markers and incidence of down syndrom

From: Angela (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 21 Dec 2001 15:43:58 -0600 (CST)

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I tested positive for DS with the afp screening test and was also concerned because the fetus had a slightly short femur (which is also a DS marker). I did a huge amount of searching for statistics on the internet. One thing I read was that about 10% of fetuses have at least one DS marker (and you know that very few babies are born with DS). Waiting for the amnio results to come back was hellish (they just called me this morning and everything is OK). One more thing you should know is that the doctor won't leave a message on your machine with the results of the test either way so if you come home one day and there is a message for you to call the doctor, don't panic (like I did -- I just assumed they would leave a message if it was good news). I hope that this helps to ease your mind a little.

At Fri, 21 Dec 2001, Kristi wrote: >
>I am 29 years old and 17 weeks pregnant with my first child. I was sent
>to a perinatologist because my OB found an echogenic cardiac focus in my
>baby girl's heart. After the extensive ultrasound, the perinatologist
>found two more markers for down syndrome: echogenic bowel and a dilated
>kidney. My husband and I opted to have an amnio performed and we are
>waiting for the results. I'm very worried and I cannot find any
>information on the internet about the incidence of downs when three
>markers are found on ultrasound. The perinatologist found normal arm,
>leg and head size and the nuchal fat measurement was fine as well. Could
>someone please let me know if these three markers together indicate a
>probability of downs or another genetic disorder? Thank you.
>
>--
>Kristi
>

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