1:17 risk Down's Syndrome

[littleone2010]

We had a 1:13 risk after screening. We chose to have the cvs (which I would not recommend and would never have again) and it showed baby was fine. It was such a worrying and dark time for us. It is very inaccurate.

 

[kit10grl]

We had a 1:13 risk after screening. We chose to have the cvs (which I would not recommend and would never have again) and it showed baby was fine. It was such a worrying and dark time for us. It is very inaccurate.

Its not that the screening is inaccurate it gives odds not a certain answer. Just also to point out that amnios do not give 100% clear answers either. They do not test for all conditions. We had a clear amnio which tested for the regular things. DD was born with another condition that has 1 in 15,000 odds of happening.

Even with odds as 'good' as this someone still has to be that 1.

 

[gertrude]

We had a 1:13 risk after screening. We chose to have the cvs (which I would not recommend and would never have again) and it showed baby was fine. It was such a worrying and dark time for us. It is very inaccurate.

Its not that the screening is inaccurate it gives odds not a certain answer. Just also to point out that amnios do not give 100% clear answers either. They do not test for all conditions. We had a clear amnio which tested for the regular things. DD was born with another condition that has 1 in 15,000 odds of happening.

Even with odds as 'good' as this someone still has to be that 1.

I just came here to say this! An amnio only tests for 3 specific chromosome issues. It can't test every possibility. The quad test does give false positives, but surely the more people checked is a good thing? Better to have a false positive than a false negative after all.

But yes, ultimately, even with 1:1000 someone will be the 1.

 

[littleone2010]

We had a 1:13 risk after screening. We chose to have the cvs (which I would not recommend and would never have again) and it showed baby was fine. It was such a worrying and dark time for us. It is very inaccurate.

Its not that the screening is inaccurate it gives odds not a certain answer. Just also to point out that amnios do not give 100% clear answers either. They do not test for all conditions. We had a clear amnio which tested for the regular things. DD was born with another condition that has 1 in 15,000 odds of happening.

Even with odds as 'good' as this someone still has to be that 1.

After all I went through, I'm well aware of how it works. I didn't word it properly. I just meant that even with high odds it's doesn't mean that you will be that one.

 

[littleone2010]

And also, it works the other way, my MW said she had a patient with a very low risk and they were still that one. The screening obviously didn't pick up anything there did it?

 

[kit10grl]

And also, it works the other way, my MW said she had a patient with a very low risk and they were still that one. The screening obviously didn't pick up anything there did it?

yes but it was a low risk result not a no risk result.

The point is they give a 'risk' factor. The risk factor for DD's condition is so low that most of her doctors hadnt even heard of her condition till she came along. Its just unfortunate that a lot of people assume a clear amnio means a genetically perfect child.

I was simply pointing out that no test can give '100% healthy baby results' and so often i see people on here make that claim on the back of an amnio test. Its misleading

 

[JViti]

I am 36 years old and 22 weeks pregnant with my 3rd child (4th pregnancy, had one early miscarriage). I did not do any of the testing at 12 weeks. At my 20 week ultrasound, they noted that the nuchal fold thickness was 6.5mm (a soft marker for DS). The also said that the cardiac axis was 30 degrees (not the usual 45 degrees) but they don't seem concerned about it. We saw a genetic counsellor and doctor at a regional prenatal screening clinic. They said the baby's risk for DS is 1:17 or 6%. The doctor said he "was not anxious" about this pregnancy, so we opted not to have the amnio (which he seemed to agree was a good decision). Now we have to wait until the baby is born to find out if he has DS. Has anyone been through this? Has anyone with a 1:17 risk every had a baby without DS?

Hi. I am sorry you are living with the anxiety. However, a friend of mine was told that her son would NO DOUBT have DS. I think the risk was 1:3. It was something like that, it was in the single digits. They gave her the option to terminate, but she refused. She said that if it was Gods will for her to have a baby with DS, then so be it. When he was born, it turned out that he did NOT have DS. Also remember it this way...1:17 means that if 17 women had that same result, only 1 of the babies would have DS. Dont lose hope. I know its a higher risk than you would prefer, but its not conclusive. I will keep you in my prayers!!!