level 2 u/s vs anatomy scan

Tara*N*Chris

Hi all

this may be dumb question but i was wondering if there is a difference between a level 2 ultrasound and an anatomy scan.  From the research I have done it sounds like the same thing, but I have to drive 40 miles up to chicago to get it down so I thought it might be different.

So wondering if anyone else had to get a level 2 and what to expect,

thanks,  love lurking on the board @ work usually do not get to post!  Hopping to join team blue tomorrow!!

dswed0407

It is the same thing! People call it the A/S because at this ultrasound you are able to determine the sex. However, that is not the intention of the ultrasound. The real reason it is done it to get measurements, looks at the organs, kidneys, etc... to make sure everything is working properly. Finding out the sex is just a perk. 

bellelamb

dswed0407:

It is the same thing! People call it the A/S because at this ultrasound you are able to determine the sex. However, that is not the intention of the ultrasound. The real reason it is done it to get measurements, looks at the organs, kidneys, etc... to make sure everything is working properly. Finding out the sex is just a perk. 

I don't think that's completely correct I thought it was called the anatomy scan because they were checking out the entire anatomy of your baby. Anatomy does NOT just mean the reproductive organs " Anatomy is a branch of biology and medicine that is the consideration of the structure of living things"

jmgcoggins

 

"A Level 2 Ultrasound, also called a targeted ultrasound, is conducted specifically to look for particular markers based upon what was found in the initial ultrasound or triple screen. Perhaps the initial ultrasound found a choroid plexus cyst or the baby is small for gestational age. Or perhaps a triple screen result indicated higher than normal odds for a chromosomal condition. In those cases, a level 2 ultrasound is often recommended. A perinatologist, fetal medicine specialist, or someone else who specializes in high-risk pregnancies and who is trained to look for the markers of chromosomal disorders typically conducts level 2 ultrasounds. These markers are soft markers and structural markers. Soft markers are characteristics frequently seen on babies with the disorder, and structural markers are abnormalities in organ and bone formation."

https://www.trisomy18.org/site/PageServer?pagename=parents_us