Re: abnormal tast
From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 27 Dec 1999 19:21:42 -0600 (CST)
At Sun, 26 Dec 1999, Wendi wrote:
>
>Thank you for your response..though my due date is technically different
>than what we originally thought, for some reason the doctor's office
>does not change it in the file..however, it is not enough time to make a
>signifigance in the AFP test to retake the test.
>
>The lab indicated that I have low reading..I do not understand what this
>means and what is the cause. As far more specific numbers..this is all
>the doctor's office provided and said more will be explained during
>Genetic counseling. If you have any more information, that would be
>great, regarding the cause of a low level reading...Thank you very
>much..
The only thing I can tell you is most lows are "false positives" and I
dislike that terminology because it is measuring the exact amount of AFP
(not a false amount) but that varies widely among normal patients.
--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York
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