Re: Help! Abnormal Triple Test

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Two points:

1. Triple test does not actually indicate which babies HAVE Down's syndrome; only which babies are more likely to have it. So, you get a probability; say 1:100. Ask your doctor what your probability is. So, assuming yours is 1:100, you have a 99% chance of having a healthy baby. However, given your triple test result, you can opt to have amniosynthesis (that's when a doctor pulls some fluid out of your stomach with a needle) and then know for sure.

So, to summarize - don't worry. Your baby is probably fine. You are in a higher risk group and have medical means for find out for sure if baby has problems.

2. Your vomiting and rash do not sound good to me. I am a biochemist, not a doctor... but if you cannot keep food down in the 2nd trimester and you have a rash, your doctor should know. One thing for sure - your illness does not indicate that the baby is abnormal, only that YOU need to talk to your doctor.

Best wishes to you,

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Katya

At Tue,  3 Dec 2002, Anna wrote:
>
>I have just had the results of my Triple Test.  I have high levels of
>hCG.  I'm not at this stage sure about MSAFP or UE3.  I think it is just
>the hCG that is abnormalily high.  My dates are definitely correct.  I
>am just over 16 weeks pg.  What does the high hCG mean????
>
>I had an abnormal pregnancy earlier this year.  Our baby was Downs
>Syndrome.  She died when I was 4 months pg.  We had carrier type testing
>to see if there was a problem with one of us but we were fine.  Why am I
>getting this indication (if it is an indication) of Downes?? I must also
>add that I have been for the last 5 days very, very sick..vomiting
>several times a day and constantly getting dehydrated..  I also have a
>terrible red rash all over my face!
>
>Please help me!

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