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[quote=Anonymous]Get scheduled with an MFM office that has a genetic counselor during 1st trimester. The genetic counselor will be able to explain all of the genetic testing options that you have available to you now. There is a screening test called NIPT that is a simple blood draw that can be done around 10 weeks or later. It can measure DNA from the placenta that circulates in your blood stream. It can detect Downs with high reliability, and also tests for a couple of other chromosomal aneuploidies. https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/testing/nipt/ CVS testing is considered an invasive diagnostic test. It comes with a slight risk of miscarriage, and if you have one, you want an MFM to do it. It's done by passing a needle through your abdomen or cervix to aspirate cells from the placenta for chromosomal analysis. I had a CVS in a prior pregnancy after the NIPT results were positive for trisomy 21. The CVS confirmed the NIPT. [/quote]
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