Following up on my last question, due to my advanced maternal age, my doctor is strongly recommending the First Trimester Screening (blood test and ultrasound) to det...
Iam 41 and supposedly at a high risk for my babys development of certain diseases because of my age.I had 4 other healthy babies my last at 29,there are no birth defe...
I am 33 yrs old and expecting my second child. I recently took the AFP quad screen provided by my OB/GYN's office which tests for spins bifida, neural tube defects, ...
So my sister was just recently diagnosed with MTHFR. No clue what it stands for, but pretty much it means it will be very difficult for her to get pregnant, and there...
My AFP tetra screen came back positive. I did my amnio yesterday and am waiting for results. The is my longest wait. I saw a lot of moms talk about this and feel enco...
my son matthew is 2 and in april of this year underwent massive open heart surgery in rochester at strong memorial hospital.i was wondering if anyone else had childre...
I will turn 36 at the end of the month & am 7 weeks pregnant. Since I am over 35, my doctor has asked me to consider if I want to have genetic testing done (i.e. CVS...
I am in the process of waiting to see about 5 different specialists for my one year old due to family history of Alagille syndrome. He has a few heart defects, and no...
I am 36yrs old and am 15 weeks pregnant. My dr. suggested (because I am over 35) to get a blood screen at 16 weeks. It is no more than 75% accurate for testing for ...
This is the only marker I have for down syndrome as far as I know. My ob says I shouldn't worry because it is pretty common in asians and its just mentioned for liabi...
