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Can High Risk Of Trisomy 21 During Pregnancy Be Treated With Medicines?

i am a pregnent of 22weeks. i got triple marker test. in that trisomy 21 is in high risk and trisomy 18, ntd with low risk. baby growth is normal. please suggest me that whether this problem is solved through medicines or not.



risk at sampling date

value corr.mom

AFP: 95.8 ng/ml 0.74

HCG: 81,425 mlU/ml 4.89

uE3: 5.03 ng/ml 0.68

age risk: 1:1,184

Trisomy 21 risk: 1:38

Trisomy 18 risk:
NTD risk: 1:5,072

posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Hi,

Your screening test for trisomy 21 shows that you are at high risk of down's, 1/38 to be precise. So you need to decide if you will be willing to go for a confirmatory test such as amniocentesis. This is a procedure where they remove fluid around the baby and send it to check for trisomy.This amniocentesis can tell us for sure if the baby has downs or not.
But every procedure has a risk. There is a 1/100 chance of the amniocentesis leading to abortion.So, you have to decide between risk of downs and risk of abortion.
A 1/38 is significant enough for you to undergo amniocentesis as if negetive for Down's it will be reassuring. And if at all positive then we can decide on further care during this pregnancy.
This cannot be cured or treated by medicines.
Hope this helps.
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Can High Risk Of Trisomy 21 During Pregnancy Be Treated With Medicines?

Hi, Your screening test for trisomy 21 shows that you are at high risk of down s, 1/38 to be precise. So you need to decide if you will be willing to go for a confirmatory test such as amniocentesis. This is a procedure where they remove fluid around the baby and send it to check for trisomy.This amniocentesis can tell us for sure if the baby has downs or not. But every procedure has a risk. There is a 1/100 chance of the amniocentesis leading to abortion.So, you have to decide between risk of downs and risk of abortion. A 1/38 is significant enough for you to undergo amniocentesis as if negetive for Down s it will be reassuring. And if at all positive then we can decide on further care during this pregnancy. This cannot be cured or treated by medicines. Hope this helps.