my doctor will be doing the Quad Marker screen test the 23rd of this month, and i was wondering what other?

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womens test results were. I know they check for birth defects and the test itself isnt 100 percent. But i'm deathly terrified if they came out and said the baby has defects, then what? i know there is no genetic disorder or bith defects in my family or my husbands family, so i shouldnt have anything to worry about, right? But i'm just concerned about the test itself. Any women who have gone through this? my husband says that i shouldnt worry, but just really concerned. And what do they do exactly, take blood or take amniotic fluid? Thanks

Answer 1

They check for certain levels of different things in the blood. But was told that many things can increase and decrease these levels that have nothing to do with the baby at all.
80% of all high risk results ends up in perfectly healthy babies.
I had this test done yesterday and I am not worried at all. I can't stop the inevitable.
They take one vial of blood the doctor said they have the results in as little as 3 days but usually don't give the results until around the time of your next ultrasound

Answer 2

I just had the test at 18 weeks. It is a blood test, but as you said, it is not 100% accurate. If it comes back saying that there are problems with the baby, you can have an amniocentesis which is accurate because they basically take cells from the fluid and grow them in a petrie dish to see if there are abnormalities. Don't worry about the test especially since your risk factors are low. You'll be fine!

Answer 3

They took blood from me when i had mine done about 4 weeks ago, everything turned out perfectly healthy. Dont worry so much. :) you will have a healthy baby :)

Answer 4

im 20 weeks and i refused ....................... I had them say my daughter had downs before, advised me to abort, she is 6 and healthy, all the test did was stress me out.