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Re: Amniocentesis and alternatives From: cindy (anonymous@obgyn.net) Thu, 25 Sep 1997 19:52:18 -0500 (CDT) Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Mary: "Re: Pregnancy after vasectomy-How often does it occur?" Previous message: Miss: "Re: Knee-chest position" At Tue, 18 Mar 1997, Roberta wrote: > >At Mon, 17 Mar 1997, Emily wrote: >> >>I have about an alternative procedure (less invasive?) than >>Amnio - called TBS or something like that. >> >>Could someone tell me more about it, it's pros and cons vs. amnio? > Emily, > >Are you refering to CVC? I found this on the web and these links: > >Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS) > >CVS was developed for prenatal genetic testing about ten years ago. This >test can be performed >earlier in the pregnancy (10 to 11 weeks) than amniocentesis and takes >only a few days to obtain >results. However, it poses a slightly higher risk of miscarriage and >does not offer as much >information as amniocentesis. The test is performed with an ultrasound >guided transcervical >catheter or transabdominal needle that is passed into the developing >placenta. Fragments of the >developing placenta are withdrawn through a syringe. Chromosome >analysis can be formed on the >tissue samples and DNA can be extracted from them for molecular testing. > >http://www.obgyn.upenn.edu/History/cvs.html > >http://noah.cuny.edu/pregnancy/march_of_dimes/testing/cvsinfo.html > >http://www.storksite.com/public/medical/mrchorionic.html > >http://www.kumc.edu/GEC/wwwgene/cvsabd.html > >http://www.cpdx.com/cpdx/cvs.htm > >http://www.givf.com/cvs_amnio1.html > >http://www.obgyn.upenn.edu/genetics/inforforamnandcvs.html > >http://babynet.ddwi.com/tlc/pregnancy/cvsinfo.html > >I hope this helps :-) > >Roberta > >-- >Roberta Speyer >President and CEO >Elecomm Internet Applications >Founders of OBGYN.net >http://www.obgyn.net > -- CVS is not a safe procedure. It causes many birth defects in a fetus such as limb malformations and mouth malformations called oromandibular-hypogenesis limb defect syndrome. My daughter has these birth defects. Next message: Mary: "Re: Pregnancy after vasectomy-How often does it occur?" Previous message: Miss: "Re: Knee-chest position"

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