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If you remember your Down's markers blood results, please come in

ejgballerinaejgballerina member
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Hi girls!  One of my good friends just received her blood test for Down's results back and the odds of the baby having Downs is 1 in 50.  They did an ultrasound to measure the back of the neck but the results are inconclusive.  She is really worried and I'm trying to reassure her that those blood tests have lots of false positives and inconsistent results.  Does anyone remember if they had a high risk of Downs based on their blood test and had a baby without any genetic issues?  I just want help in reassuring her as we all know that Google is not our friend in certain cases.  Thanks!
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Re: If you remember your Down's markers blood results, please come in

  • OrangeSmokeOrangeSmoke member

    How old is she?  The age has a huge impact in those "odds" coming back.

    I have 2 friends that were both told 1 in 8.  Both delivered perfectly healthy babies (one set of twins and one singleton).

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  • Nicole.Nicole.
    With the bloodwork and measurement combined our numbers were 1 in greater than 10,000 chance of Jake having downs.  I didn't think they could really have accurate numbers without both the blood & measurement though.  Hugs to her...
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  • JessandJeremyJessandJeremy member
    I had a higher number for my age. I  was 27 when I was pregnant and my blood tests came back as a 1:181
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  • ejgballerinaejgballerina member
    imageOrangeSmoke:

    How old is she?  The age has a huge impact in those "odds" coming back.

    I have 2 friends that were both told 1 in 8.  Both delivered perfectly healthy babies (one set of twins and one singleton).

    She's 29, which is the odd thing.

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  • armywife76armywife76 member
    We failed the screen. 1 in 120.
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  • vandelayvandelay member

    I am older (40 at delivery), but my first tri blood results were 1 in 67, and second tri results were even worse -- 1 in 25.  Both ultrasounds were normal and showed no markers; the only issue was with the blood result both times.

    I know it's hard when everyone else seems to have results like 1 in several thousand, but 1 in 50 is still a 98% chance that everything is fine.  In anything else in life, 98% would be considered great.  Not that I had an easy time remembering that either.  It's hard -- tell your friend to hang in there.  

                                  

      
                                   
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  • Mrs.ReemMrs.Reem
    I had the exact same results and was also 29 at the time. Katen is exceptionally awesome.  ;) A little quirky but she gets that from her dad.
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  • lovemymonkeylovemymonkey
    I'm 39 and based on my age and bloodwork results (NT measurement was normal and nasal bone was present) I was given a risk factor of 1:40 for DS. At my 20w u/s, no soft or hard markers were seen so the MFM bumped our odds to 1:80, which is still considered high risk. We waited it out and our daughter does not have DS. 1:50 is a 98% chance that the baby does not have DS so the odds are still in her favor. If the worrying is going to drive her crazy, has she considered getting a CVS or amnio? Has she talked with a genetic counselor? I found that really helpful.
    After 5 years of TTC, 3 IUIs, 5 IVFs, 2 FETs, multiple losses and an adoption that wasn
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