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Re: Confusing screening results
From: trixie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 13 May 1999 07:28:57 -0500 (CDT)
I had a nuchal scan at thirteen weeks which should us to be what the
doctor said was slightly high risk at 1 in 240. We declined amnio
because i miscarried my first baby and didn't want to add risk to this
one. Should I be worried about the result I was given. I am ashamed to
admit i am also a struggling smoker but have managed to cut down to
about 7/8 a day from about 25/30. Not good enough i know but i am
worried all the same. Any advice given would be appreciated.
At Fri, 02 Apr 1999, chris wrote:
>
>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
>
>>I had a nuchal thickness scan at 13 weeks, this gave me a 1 in 700 risk
>>of Downs (low for my age - 33). However, my triple test gave me a 1 in
>>150 chance. Also an ultrasound scan at 16 weeks picked up an
>'echogenic
>>bowel' - which ma be an indicator for Downs ? How much does this
>>observation increase my 1 in 150 chance ?
>>
>>Any views appreciated.
>>
>>Gill
>>
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