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What Does Blood Test Report Of 1:600 For Down Syndrome Indicate?
Question: I am 37 years old and pregnant. My blood test for DS was 1:600. Is this something I need to worry about? Is this a good score?
Brief Answer:
Your score is good.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for consulting us.
Yes, this is a pretty good score for your age group. This means that your risk for having a Down Syndrome baby is below your age related risk.
Remember, risk increases with age & if by blood testing it is indicated that risk is high, we suggest invasive testing to exclude Down syndrome baby, incase parents want to abort a potentially affected baby.
Please write back if you need further help.
Best wishes.
Take care.
Your score is good.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for consulting us.
Yes, this is a pretty good score for your age group. This means that your risk for having a Down Syndrome baby is below your age related risk.
Remember, risk increases with age & if by blood testing it is indicated that risk is high, we suggest invasive testing to exclude Down syndrome baby, incase parents want to abort a potentially affected baby.
Please write back if you need further help.
Best wishes.
Take care.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Are there any statistics that indicate a frozen embryo transfer creates a healthier baby?
Brief Answer:
Further research is needed to say that!
Detailed Answer:
Welcome back & thanks for your question.
Yes, there have been systemic reviews which has given the conclusion that
babies born from frozen & then thawed embryo transfer had 16% less risk of being preterm, and half the chance of being small for gestational age, compared with babies born from fresh embryo transfer.
These babies also showed a lower risk of dying soon after birth and having a low birth weight.
Remember that the studies which were included in these meta-analyses were not strong enough to draw any firm conclusion or to recommend that freezing of embryo is a way to enhance or expect perinatal outcome. Even the researchers admitted that these observations may just represent a chance finding & further research is needed to draw any final conclusion as studies of a better design are mandatory to change the current practice of fresh embryo transfer.
Hope you got my point.
Best of luck.
Take care.
Further research is needed to say that!
Detailed Answer:
Welcome back & thanks for your question.
Yes, there have been systemic reviews which has given the conclusion that
babies born from frozen & then thawed embryo transfer had 16% less risk of being preterm, and half the chance of being small for gestational age, compared with babies born from fresh embryo transfer.
These babies also showed a lower risk of dying soon after birth and having a low birth weight.
Remember that the studies which were included in these meta-analyses were not strong enough to draw any firm conclusion or to recommend that freezing of embryo is a way to enhance or expect perinatal outcome. Even the researchers admitted that these observations may just represent a chance finding & further research is needed to draw any final conclusion as studies of a better design are mandatory to change the current practice of fresh embryo transfer.
Hope you got my point.
Best of luck.
Take care.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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