AFP and Triple Screen?

Question

I go back for another check in 3 weeks...the dr said at that time they do the APF or triple screen.. Can they tell the gender of the baby from this test? Has anyone had it done?

Answer 1

I just had my AFP blood work done the other day. It's to tell the possibilites of carrying a child with a birth defect. Just remember that the test is not 100 percent accurate. When I had my blood work done one of the woman told me that hers came back really high, but she had a healthy beautiful baby boy and is still normal many years later. If the test comes back high they will do an amniocentesis which can tell a little bit more. Don't worry, it's not a big deal.

Answer 2

I actually chose to not have it done. I have heard from numerous people that had it done that they got false results. They then had to go for amniocentesis and then anxiously await for the results from that. Then they all came back normal so I just decided not to do it so I could save the worrying. Nope, I don't believe you'll find out the gender of the baby with that test.

Answer 3

Opted out. The tests only tell you if there is a possibility of defects w/ the fetus. And I've read that they have a high rate of false positives, only to have to do the amnio later anyway to find out nothing was wrong in the first place. Amnio is the test that will tell you the sex of the fetus.

Answer 4

no they wont tell what you arehaving until the 20 week ultrasound. those tests you're doing in 3 weeks are test to see if the baby has down syndrome or any other defect. good luck!

Answer 5

No, it's too early to tell the gender. Those are tests to check for genetic diseases (especially Down's, but also two others.)