Bad NT test results

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Registered: 09-13-2006
Bad NT test results
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Tue, 02-20-2007 - 2:24am
Well I just got a call from my doctor with my results from my Nt scan and bloodwork tests. My chances for a baby with downs syndrome are 1 in 249 which he said was alot highter than he had expected. I am totally stunned. I have an appointment to see him again on Thursday to discuss what to do from here. He said we can do an amnio or another test that takes a small sample of the placenta and see what happens from there. But I am scared because I know that amnio has a risk of miscarriage. Oh I don't know what to do, I was not expecting this, I'm only bloody 29!!!
And if we do the amnio and it says the baby has downs what then?? But at the same time I don't think I could go through the next 6 months worrying because I don't know one way or the other.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated, anyone who had bad test results how did you decide what to do??
Emma
edd#3 31 August 2007

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Registered: 11-22-2004
Wed, 02-21-2007 - 7:29pm

Emma- I just wanted to add after reading the other posts that the less than 1% chance you have is not even factoring in the the fact that the screening test is only 75% accurate.

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Registered: 11-27-2006
Thu, 02-22-2007 - 10:47pm

Emma,

I am lurking from the TTCAM board. The reason for me writing to you is that our results were 1:62!! That our little one would have Down's. I was a wreck! We opted out of having any additional testing, because we were still on board with going with the pregnancy full term. So what I want to relay in this message is that we found out our little girl was absolutely perfect, after we lost her at 20 weeks along from other reasons, she had no chormosone abnormalities. We also had our Level 2 US and everything from the NF and nasal bridge was perfect. I would say our results were part of the false positives we hear about.

Hang in there! Here's to a happy and healthy nine months to you and DH! Keep us posted.

I hope to be over here soon with all of you ladies!

(((((HUGS))))))

Amy

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