Re: Nuchal translucency results have me worried, how normal are these?

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At Tue, 12 Mar 2002, Lucy wrote: >
>I got my NT results back today and they were "within normal range" but
>the odds of a Downs Syndrome baby were 1 in 915. I'm 35, so I guess
>that's better than the 1 in 376 I think I've read for the average 35
>year old, but I have been reading other women's results and it seems
>like other people get back 1 in 1500 or 1 in 2000, which sounds much
>more comforting. Is there a degree of "normal range," and how far into
>the spectrum am I? Does that 1 in 915 mean that out of 915 women with my
>results, one would have a ds baby? I'm really trying to avoid an amnio
>for fear of miscarriage, but these results aren't providing the
>reassurance I had hoped for. Thanks!
>
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>Lucy
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