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Re: Confusing screening resultsFrom: chris (anonymous@obgyn.net)Fri, 02 Apr 1999 18:01:10 PST
Hello, i also had echogenic bowel show up on my ultrasound of 16 weeks. I visited a geneticist and was told that there is a 85% chance that it is nothing, (probably just caused by slight bleeding that got into the amniotic fluid) and a 15% chance that it is either downs, systic fibrosis, or caused by some infection i picked up early on. I am now 30 weeks and the echogenic bowel has disapeared (they monitored it closley because there is a small chance that it can actually block the intestines.) Even though it has disapeared, the possibility of problems does not change. I was offered an amniosentisis (which does pick up systic fybrosis, downs or infection) but declined due to the increased risks it poses. About 3 weeks after my baby is born they will do a 'sweat test' which checks for systic fybrosis. I should mention i had a previous preganacy that ended in a still birth at 24 weeks with multiple genetic problems which was why they were monitoring me so closley. It is a scary thing to see, but the chance of having a normal healthy baby is hudge. I suggest you talk to your doctor and possibly a geneticist at your hospital to find out what this means to you, exactly what these genetic conditions are, and about what they are going to do to follow up for you. I wish you the best, Christine
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