search:

Re: AFP VERY LOW AND U/S OK, AMNIOCENTESIS

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 31 Jan 2002 16:24:44 -0600 (CST)


At Thu, 31 Jan 2002, =?iso-8859-1?B?SnVhbiBKb3PpIGRlIGxhIE1vcmE=?wrote: >
>My wife and I are VERY concerned. We got a 1/10 chance of DS. She is 30
>years old and her LMP was 03/10/01. The test results show she has the same
>chances of giving birth to our baby with DS as a 49 year old woman.
>We had our hi definition u/s today and everything seemed ok, should we go
>for the amniocentesis?
>The AFP3 results were:
>AFP: 44.0 ng/mL 1.17 MoM
>uE3: 1.4 ng/mL 0.40 MoM
>hCG: 376.9 mIU/L 13.82 MoM
>
>We are really desperate, please give us some advise,
>
>Regards,
>
>JJM and Lourdes
>

>--

R.Daniel Braun, MD FACOG FOG **Note: Opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship. This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions.

**Private emails cannot be entertained due to time constraints, consequently no private emails will receive a response.

**Thank you for your understanding ;-)

Please be aware that all e-mail on this forum is archived and can be viewed at http://forums.obgyn.net/womens-health, http://forums.obgyn.net/pregnancy-birth or http://forums.obgyn.net/young-women and is accessible to anybody on the internet including internet search engines. This should be taken into consideration before sending postings of a personal or confidential nature.




recommended search...
Google
OBGYN.net forums endometriosis zone Web

use when must restrict search to only the pregnancy & birth forum...
Enter search keywords:
Returns per screen: Require all keywords:
Return to [ Pregnancy & Birth Forum ] Report TECHNICAL Problems ONLY to: webmaster@obgyn.net
Last Updated: Thu Jun 18 13:56:32 2009

Women's Insurance Checklist from Auto Insurance Quote

home | medical professionals | women | industry | forums | international
e-mail | about us | advertising | our sponsors | contact us | disclaimer |

This information is provided for educational purposes only.
Please read the disclaimer. ©1996-2008, all rights reserved.
Do not reproduce without permission of MediSpecialty.com