NIPT test?

hi! is the above test for down syndrome? i heard need to draw some blood. able to know the baby gender in advance also? ?

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Please take note that this is not a CONCLUSIVE test for Down’s Syndrome. It’s a screening test to tell you the risk only. Do not take the result as final. If can wait, find out gender later on through ultrasound. If you’re doing this for Down’s Syndrome screening, think about the outcome. If it’s high risk, are you going to abort the baby? If not high risk, there is still risk. Will it totally put you at ease? Or do you need to know conclusively? There’s a lot to consider if you’re doing this test for chromosome screening.

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Melissa Tham

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4y ago

Yes. I am singaporean, and I am in the US, was going to come back to Singapore for the rest of the pregnancy, but at 12 weeks this week, my NIPT test came back high risk for Trisomy 18. It has been a traumatic week to say the least, went through ultrasound again, and this time they said NT measured 3.6mm(normal should be below 3mm). Now I have taken CVS and waiting for results which will be more than 14 days wait. Then I have to decide if I am terminating (Trisomy18 has a Godless sad heartbreaking prognosis, many miscarry, and those who carry to term don’t live beyond a year). I won’t say not to take NIPT, because it does help prevent farther tragedy especially it is worse farther down the pregnancy, but more mothers need to be aware that NIPT is NOT a diagnosis. When it says 95% accuracy, it means the accuracy of ASSESSING THE RISK! It doesn’t mean your baby is at 95% risk! Although it looks bad for us at this point, I just want to share this so that more are aware of what they are si

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