My friend had a little girl 2 weeks ago and today @ her 2 week check up she was told that the CF test they do in the hospital @ birth came back positive and they are re-testing and she will have results in 3 weeks. They also told her there is a high "false positive" rate.
Has anyone heard of this?
I am a CF carrier, and had to go to genetic counseling when my husband and I were in infertility treatment (he ended up not being a carrier) and never heard of this screen on infants...do they do it to them all? Are there false positives?? I just want to ease her mind.
2007-12-12 05:11:38 · 3 answers · asked by Kat 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
The research varies but about 1 in 10 infants who screen positive will be diagnosed with CF...
A really good site to go to to learn more about the test is from Ohio:
http://www.uhhospitals.org/Portals/0/Docs/ForProfessionals/Provider_Fact_Sheet.pdf
2007-12-12 05:17:33 · answer #1 · answered by madamoo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A positive result to the first test only means that they should do further testing. Not that it is CF for sure. As far as I am aware in the state I live in (WI) all newborns are tested at birth for this.
2007-12-12 05:18:22 · answer #2 · answered by ak0840 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ive never heard of the screen on newborns. Ive heard of the prenatal screening, and I know for a fact that almost all are false positives, i dont see why this would be any different.
2007-12-12 05:14:45 · answer #3 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋