Amnio Or Cvs??? Please Help Me Decide! Posted: 09-27-04 17:47pm
I am 36, pregnant for the first time and
due may 1st. My husband and I definitely
want to have either amnio or cvs done, but
we can't settle on which one, despite
talking to several people about it.
What are the pros and cons of amnio vs.
Cvs? Which is safer? Which is more
accurate? Which can diagnose more? I
know that cvs can't diagnose certain
spinal conditions, but I think there's a
blood test (msafp?) that can make up for
it. Is cvs paired with the blood test
just as effective as doing amnio?
In all honesty, we have both agreed that
if something were found to be seriously
wrong we would probably end the pregnancy.
For that reason, our doctor said he would
choose cvs because we can find out the
results sooner. Up until he mentioned it,
we had never considered cvs and just
thought we would go with the more
familiar, seemingly safer amnio.
Bottom line is: we want the best test that
will give us the most accurate results.
...Looking for an argument that will sway
us either way because we're stuck in the
middle!
Thanks!
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Kia
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Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 6594 Location: Planet Tampaxia,
Posted: 09-27-04 18:39pm
Depends how many weeks you are - I think
cvs has to be done by 10weeks amnio after
16 weeks
you should have a scoing test to determne
your possible risk and then it should be
taken from there.
Do you want to know? Will it affect your
decision?
Maybe you need to discuss with your
partner and maybe a doctor.
Hope everything goes ok
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JB1
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Sep 2004 Posts: 4
Posted: 09-27-04 19:01pm
I'm in the beginning of my 10th week, so I
have the option of doing either test.
My husband and I have decided that we are
doing one test or the other, so i'm not
sure the scoring test is necessary for us.
And we've also decided (and we hope we
never have to make this decision), that we
would terminate the pregnancy if something
was seriously wrong.
These are the discussions we've had with
each other and with doctors. Now it just
comes down to making the decision of which
test is the better way to go.
????
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Kia
Supporter
Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 6594 Location: Planet Tampaxia,
Posted: 09-27-04 19:40pm
I don't really know much in depth about
either test, except that they both carry a
risk of miscarriage.
