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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your risk of complication from amnio (1/200-1/400) is higher than the risk of down syndrome.  Sounds like a no brainer to me.[/quote]

Those are not the true odds of m/c, which are much lower today. Labeling amnio as a "risky" procedure is exaggerating the risk. Yes, there is a risk, but most experts agree that it is quite a safe procedure today. The numbers PP quoted are from before they guided the needle with ultrasound.

Nonetheless, I agree that I would skip the amnio in OP's situation, especially if your husband isn't on board. If you need more certainty than what your NT test gave you, you should have skipped the screening altogether and gone straight to testing (i.e. CVS or amnio). This is what I did, because I needed a high degree of certainty, and didn't want to be in a situation where I had to decide whether diagnostic testing was justified because my odds had been shown to be pretty low. You decided to do screening and got really good odds that you should be quite comfortable with. If you have changed your mind and are now thinking you need certainty vs. odds, then, of course, you should consider the amnio. However, most people would agree that your odds are low enough to feel comfortable now and just enjoy your pregnancy. Diagnostic testing can add a lot of stress to your life.

And the MaterniT21, while a great test to detect the most common trisomies, doesn't give you the same comprehensive results as amnio or CVS, so for someone who wants certainty that their child doesn't have any severe genetic abnormalities it isn't enough either.[/quote]

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