If U get back a positive

Elisan27 · June 2013

Result from your quad test wouldn't the next step be an amnio?

notkateanymore · June 2013

Not necessarily.

BootsOrHearts · June 2013

You can do a cell free fetal DNA test (MaterniT21, Harmony, etc.) that looks the baby's chromosomes in your blood and tells you with pretty good certainty if there is an issue with their chromosomes, like trisomies.

I'd suggest that before an amnio because there's no risk to you or the baby.

Edit: Also, there's no 'positive' or 'negative' from a quad screen, they only give you odds.

Inkful · June 2013

The free cell DNA tests still only give you odds that baby might have certain genetic conditions. An amnio would give a definitive answer; the caveat being that amnio increase the risk of miscarriage to somewhere between 1/300 and 1/500 according to the Mayo Clinic, basically a fraction of a percentage. Also, with amnio you can test for many other specific genetic diseases, which the free cell tests cannot do.

golfingdarwinfish · June 2013

osajia:
BootsOrHearts:

You can do a cell free fetal DNA test (MaterniT21, Harmony, etc.) that looks the baby's chromosomes in your blood and tells you with pretty good certainty if there is an issue with their chromosomes, like trisomies.

I'd suggest that before an amnio because there's no risk to you or the baby.

Edit: Also, there's no 'positive' or 'negative' from a quad screen, they only give you odds.

All this. Also, have you received results that have you concerned or something? If not, try not to worry about it! No need for us to go looking for stress.

The cell free free DNA tests only look look at trisomies and sex chromosome issues (at least MateriT21 looks for abnormal sex chromosome #s, not sure about Harmony & Verifi; I know they reveal the sex chromosomes, but not sure if they actually identify issues with them) - they do not look for things like translocations or broken chromosomes. The largest set of information will come from an amnio or CVS when they actually examine all the fetal chromosomes and can run genetic screening panels similar to what you or DH would experience.

golfingdarwinfish · June 2013

hercules03:
Elisan27:
Result from your quad test wouldn't the next step be an amnio?
Ive never done any testing, it just goes against my beliefs but that's personal however, I would always adamantly refuse an amino. The only time I would say ok, would be if baby needed to come early and they needed to check lungs because at that point, we'd know the baby would be coming sooner rather than later. Just a very risky, old, procedure when it seems there are many safer options available. Discuss any concerns with your doc. Always take time to evaluate the risks.

Did you even read the question?

notkateanymore · June 2013

VCGolfNYC:
hercules03:
Elisan27:
Result from your quad test wouldn't the next step be an amnio?
Ive never done any testing, it just goes against my beliefs but that's personal however, I would always adamantly refuse an amino. The only time I would say ok, would be if baby needed to come early and they needed to check lungs because at that point, we'd know the baby would be coming sooner rather than later. Just a very risky, old, procedure when it seems there are many safer options available. Discuss any concerns with your doc. Always take time to evaluate the risks.
Did you even read the question?

What do you think?

HerbanMom · June 2013

If ours comes back with something suspect we'll move on to the Harmony or Mat21 per my midwife.

Sigir · June 2013

hercules03:
Elisan27:
Result from your quad test wouldn't the next step be an amnio?
Ive never done any testing, it just goes against my beliefs but that's personal however, I would always adamantly refuse an amino. The only time I would say ok, would be if baby needed to come early and they needed to check lungs because at that point, we'd know the baby would be coming sooner rather than later. Just a very risky, old, procedure when it seems there are many safer options available. Discuss any concerns with your doc. Always take time to evaluate the risks.

This is misinformation big time. The amino may be older but it is not "risky" in the grand scheme of things. Yes there is a risk of mc, but there are things that can be done to mitigate this risk such as choosing a physician that has a very good success rate. Also, the procedure can not be done at any time during the pregnancy, so there is no way that you could have it done when he baby is viable.

It does not help to spread fear about a procedure that has a time and place for some pregnancies. There is information you can get from an amino that can not be gotten from any other test.

Elisan27 · June 2013

I was told by my doctor that an amnio would be the next thing just to be certain. She said I tested positive 1 out of 200 percent chance of my baby having DS

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