Amniocentisis
This diagnostic test is performed as early as 9 weeks and for diagnostic purposes, 18 weeks gestation. There is a risk of 1-1.
Who can have an amniocentisis?
You will also be offered an amniocentesis if you have had a 'screen positive' result from a screening test, indicating that your baby is at higher risk than usual of having chromosomal problems.
nimom - 999 days ago.
My AFP test came 1 in 82 for baby with down syndrome and I went for an amniocentisis. I got the preliminary result back that the result is normal. Can I expect the final result to be negative if the preliminary is negative?
Examples are ultrasonography, amniocentisis, and routine blood work. Many of these tests are screening tests that are designed to identify women at higher than normal risk of having a complicated pregnancy.
The false positive rate on the test is outrageously high at around 80%, making it a very controversial test for unnecessarily upsetting pregnant women. AFP screening during amniocentisis, which is the second tier test, is far more accurate.
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 See also: Amnio, Pregnancy, Ultrasound, Pregnant, Placenta
  
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