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1st Tri Screening results...
Hi ladies! I keep reading that y'all receive 1:XXX odds of chromo disorders after your NT and bloodwork.I did not get any number... did your results come after the second set of bloodwrok?The only # I got was that the NT fluid was 1.0 and they said that was perfect...I want to call and ask, but I was to make sure I'm not rushing... my 2nd round of bloodwork is on 07.09.12...
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Re: 1st Tri Screening results...
When I had DS, they only told me I had a screen negative. I knew my NT measurement was 1.1. They will not give you the odds/results until after the 2nd draw as all the data (nt measurement/blood draw 1 results and blood draw 2 results) are fed into a computer in order to determine the odds.
Based solely on the nt measurement, I'd say you were in great shape. Hang in there, you'll get your results as soon as your doc can give them to you and FTR, they may not give you the actual numbers (just screen negative or screen positive - which are determined based on the number). If you want to know the actual number, you might have to ask.
They may be doing an integrated screen with you, where they give you numbers after the second round of blood work. I think there are a bit less screen false positives when they do it this way.
My ob does it this way, and said if something was really off with the first set of numbers, they would tell me so other testing options could be pursued earlier. When I learned this, I decided I wanted the maternit21 test because I did not want to wait so long for numbers and I wanted more information without taking an invasive test.
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I got my odds after my first screen along with the window of time to come in for the second part of the test.
The CVS window closes before you get the second part of the test so it seems important enough to get the exact results. ( I dont see how they could possibly just say 'negative' when its a scaled assessment.) Mine came back 1:5000 so I was comfortable enough with that to decide not to do the CVS but if it had been closer to my age risk, I would have likely scheduled the CVS.
They have a risk level at which they say it's screen negative. I believe its any risk less than 1:250 is considered a screen negative. That is equivalent to 99.6% chance that baby would be born healthy.
That just seems rather subjective. Why not give the mother all of the information and let her make her own decision? (I'm not questioning that it happens this way, just wondering what the value of making that assessment is rather than giving the full detail of the results). It seems like a lot depends on the personal philosphy of the practice. I wouldn't want them making the decision for me about what is worth worrying about.
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Your doctor probably have chosen for you to do the Intergrated Prenatal Screen. As PP said, if you're getting the IPS, you won't get any results until after your 2nd tri b/w is done. They analyze all 3 test results (NT scan, 1st tri b/w, 2nd tri b/w) and put into a formula and then give you your odds. This is the most accurate screening test (92%) compared to just the 1st tri screen or the quad screen or the sequential screen.
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After the 1st trimester screening (bloodwork & nt scan), we were told the odds. We chose to have the CVS after this screening, sonthere was no 2nd blood test for the chromosomal abnormalities.