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[quote=Anonymous]I am also AMA, and I saw a genetic counselor after my first trimester screening. I elected not to do any further testing. One of the things the counselor explained is that Trisomies 13, 18, and 21 are more common because they are rather short chromosomes,containing less genetic material than the others. Therefore, having an extra copy is not incompatible with life. For most of the other chromosome pairs, an extra copy leads to an early miscarriage. You may have a different cost benefit analysis, but it was hard for me to get pregnant, and my first trimester screening results were reassuring enough that I elected to skip further testing. [/quote]
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