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Fetal Cell DNA blood test? Anybody? UPDATE!
iheartichi
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I've read thru the other posts to try not to duplicate a question, but I'm freaking out. Anybody have any experience with a fetal cell DNA test? We had an anatomy scan last Friday, everything was great except a soft marker, a shortened humerus. That upped our chances from 1 in 284 ( I'm 32) to 1 in 100 for having a baby with Downs. This thought has consumed my brain and I'm terrified. The geneticist suggested an amino or this new test, the fetal cell, which they take my blood and take 9 million chromosome samples to test. Apparently the results are 99.7% accurate. I've never he heard of it. Could use some positive thoughts and prayers if anybody's got a sec. We get results oin a week.
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Re: Fetal Cell DNA blood test? Anybody? UPDATE!
Best of luck with all of it!
Dec '12 & Jan '15
Good luck!
Ps. What is AMA and SUA? I'm trying to learn all these acronyms....isn't there a post on here somewhere that explains it all?
SUA is Single Umbilical Artery. Most of the time when the placenta, baby and umbilical cord form there are 3 vessels in the Umbilical cord. 2 veins that remove waste and blood from baby to placenta, and 1 artery which delivers blood, oxygen and nutrition to the baby. When a baby is diagnosed with SUA, they have 2 vessel umbilical cord. 1 vein and 1 artery. It increases the risk for congenital defects and chromosome defects ( not always, but in some pregnancies ), kidney and heart issues, and lastly IUGR; Inter Uterine Growth Restriction. Which is when the baby will begin to stop growing, or grow slower, or the placenta can stop delivering to or receiving from the baby. 1 in 500 - 1,000 babies are born with SUA. Increased chance of it happening are if you are of older age, have had more then 3 children, if pregnancy is a multiple pregnancy ( twins, triplets ect.)
My baby was diagnosed with SUA 3 weeks ago. I just had my second scan to check her heart and all seems good. Waiting for the results from the cell free DNA test still, to check for issues that are associated with SUA. 4 weeks ago I never heard of SUA, so I am still learning about it. I do not know what AMA is, maybe someone else can explain that.
Good Luck!
I believe AMA is Advanced Maternal Age? I could be wrong though.
Thank goodness. I have kept checking for your update today. Seems since joining the group, you worry about your own pregnancy, but now you care about all the women and their LO's and how everyone is doing and anxiously wait on their results and updates
Congrats the test came back negative. Now you don't have to be stressing out about that, but by no means stress-free lol comes along with the parenting territory. My free cell fetal DNA test results come back on the 27th. Blood was taken on the 12th seems to be taking forever.
Got my results back today...
Negative for gene mutations and extra chromosomes on chromosome tri 13 and 18, and negative chromosome 21. And the test also verified 100% it is a .... girl.
Feeling a lot better now that all my results are back.