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Re: Triple screening in California From: Michael Gorman (gormanm@fcm.ucsf.edu) Sun Jun 12 02:46:29 2005 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Michael Gorman: "Re: Triple screening in California" Previous message: bouthina ibrahim: "Re: Uterine arteries vs ovarian" It is my understanding that California law states that the tripple screen must be offered to each women with appropriate counseling so as to allow her to make upher own informed mind. There is quite alot misunderstanding about it here. Many in the field think the women "has to get it done"., but this is is just not true.On the other hand I must offer the tripple screen, with infrormed consent, to her. Many of my patients decline the test after I explain the pros and cons. Including many of my closest friends and family. -- Michael R. Gorman, MD UCSF At Wed, 12 Aug 1998, Joseph A Worrall wrote: > >To Onebornjoy: I hope someone from California will answer this. It is my >understanding (and I may be wrong) that there is a law in the State of >California that requires that all pregnant women have serum testing for >aneuploidy +ACY- NTD during their pregnancy. This has been in effect for a >number of years, and thus there is a good deal of data available. I believe >the labs that do the serum testing have to be certified by the State of >California, there are prescribed protocols for followup of results. I seems >to me I heard somewhere that when ultrasound is part of the protocols, that >only certain ultrasound labs can be used. > >We also have laws that require testing of newborns for phenylketoneuria, and >we have laws that require treatment of newborns eyes to prevent neonatal >ophthalmia, etc. I guess you could argue that any law passed to protect the >public health is an invasion of someone's rights. > >-- >Joseph A Worrall MD RDMS > Next message: Michael Gorman: "Re: Triple screening in California" Previous message: bouthina ibrahim: "Re: Uterine arteries vs ovarian"

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