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My wife is 13 week 6 days pregnant she did her double Marker test her result showed T21 as 1:147 against 1:250 and showed results increased risk
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Yes , you can go for NIPT or amniocentesis. If you need any help please reach out .
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Dear Practo user, please consult a Fetal medicine expert immediately. Need a confirmatory test like amniocentesis or NIPT.
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Dr. Nidhi Sharma
Gynecologist/Obstetrician
19 yrs exp
Chennai
Need to do amniocentesis and genetic confirmation by aspirate Analysis
Risk >1:250=Amniocentesis
Risk between 1:250-1:1000 do NIPT
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Take Mothers Horlicks two spoons with milk two times a day
Continue iron and calcium supplements
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Dr. Swathi K
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7 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Better to go for amniocentesis for confirmation..
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Dr. Jayati Dureja
Gynecologist
5 yrs exp
Delhi
I'm a fetal medicine specialist, u can consult directly to understand further.
Trisomy 21 or Downs Syndrome results from an extra chromosome in the baby which presents with heart defects and mental retardation in the child. Your wife's test falls in the high risk ( high chance) of down's syndrome category. These tests help us to do amniocentesis for only those who are having a high chance of t21 instead of doing the test for everyone. These tests are based on an algorithm which take multiple factors into account, most important being the mother's age. If she is above 35, the test is likely to show her as high risk in each Pregnancy...so we should look at everything before termination.if you are very concerned, and are thinking of terminating, then go for amniocentesis.
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