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Re: Amnio... am I making the best decision? to ALice
From: lynn (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 04 Dec 2002 23:22:52 -0500
Alice,
I dont know if this will sway you at all. You need to do what your gut is
telling you to do. At any rate, I know of 2 women who have lost babies as
the result of amnio. Actually, one was inconclusive as to whether the amnio
caused the loss or whether it would've happened anyway. The other was
definitely amnio related. I know this is very rare to know 2 people who have
had such a horrific loss, but it taught me that I would never have one
myself.
On the flip side, I'm sure there are many women ready to swear by it, for
peace of mind. I think that if you would continue with a pregnancy of, say a
Down's baby, and wouldn't abort anyway, why take the risk of the amnio?
Decision is yours, just weigh the pros and cons carefully.
Good Luck!!
>From: anonymous@obgyn.net (Jessica Bardales MD)
>Reply-To: anonymous@obgyn.net
>To: Multiple recipients of list PREGNANCY-BIRTH
><pregnancy-birth@mail.medispecialty.com>
>Subject: Re: Amnio... am I making the best decision?
>Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 20:33:33 -0600
>
>If you have any other risk factors for Down's Syndrome then
>amniocentesis would be recommendable. THis, like all procedures, has
>it's risks and also it's margin of error, allbeit very low. I'd stick
>to the tests you already have.
>
>At Wed, 4 Dec 2002, Alice wrote:
> >
> >I will be 38 years old when my baby is due (4/28/03). I had the first
> >trimester screening which estimated my risk for down syndrome to be 1 in
> >776 based on the nuchal measurement (1.5 mm) and my blood sample. My
> >triple screen showed risk of down syndrome to be less than 1 in 5,000. I
> >had a level II ultrasound which showed no markers. I thought I could
> >feel good about these odds but when I talked to my ob, he said these
> >tests are only screens and have up to 35% margin of error. He said the
> >only way to know for sure is with an amnio. I scheduled an amnio for
> >this Friday. My question is... am I putting the baby at risk
> >unnecessarily by having the amnio? If I were your patient with these
> >test results, what would you be advising? Please help... this is such
> >an important decision for me.
> >
> >Thank you.
>
>--
>Jessica Bardales MD, SOCOG
>Hospital Ginecobstetrico Docente Provincial, Camaguey, Cuba.
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>and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship.
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>and/or interventions.
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