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HOUSTONS_YOUNGLADY
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Amniocentesis Test
Posted: 03-08-07 16:17pm
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I am 3 months preg. and my doctor
suggested I get an amniocentesis test done
my next vist considering I carry the
sickle cell gene but I heard it increases
your risk of having a misscarriage and
makes you very sick. Did you have it
done? why or why not? and how was the
experience?
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Sandbox Party
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Posted: 03-08-07 16:26pm
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i've nver had one done but i've heard many
a time that its not worth the risk, unless
somehow detecting something prior to birth
could mean keeping/reversing something in
utero.
otherwise, i advise against it.
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Sunflower_pie81
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Posted: 03-08-07 21:33pm
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Normally Amnios are done later on in
pregnancy. I had it done because i was
having really bad complications and they
wanted to see if carrying my baby as long
as i could would help his chances of
living. i didnt' ask the results, i
didn't care all i wanted was my baby. I
later on found out that there was nothing
wrong with him other than his heart. And
if I didnt' get so ill he would have been
able to make it....at least that is what i
wanted to thing.....
but no...i didnt' have any complications
because of this. I didn't go into
labor...i didnt' leak fluids....it went
perfectly for me. you can opt to have it
or opt out. You dont' have to find out
the results either.
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mommyto3soontobe4boys
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Posted: 03-08-07 23:22pm
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I had two of them done with my last
pregnancy to check the lung maturity of my
son. Each time I had no complications and
nothing went wrong. However, mine were
done around 31 and 32 weeks, the last one
just hours before he was born. I would ask
your doctor what the risks are for having
one done at your stage in pregnancy and if
you feel uncomfortable about having it
done at this time because of the risks I
would ask your doctor if there is any way
to put off doing the amnio until you are
further along.
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oh_mommy
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Posted: 03-09-07 00:55am
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i had mine done at around 26 weeks i
think, not quite sure... my doctor
suggested it because i had a high risk of
having a downs syndrome baby becaus emy
hormone level was really high, turned out
to be nothing thou...
If you think it would be best to know if
your baby is ok i would say to go for it.
yes there is a risk of misscarring from
the amnio but the chance is very slim.
Because i did the amnio i also got to find
out for 100% that my baby was a boy, so
that was a plus.
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Innchik18
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Posted: 03-16-07 12:32pm
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Yeah its a pretty serious and risky
procedure. Not to scare you or anything
but my aunt had one done at like 18-20 and
they accidently ruptured her membranes
(broke her water) and baby didnt survive
because it was so early on in the
pregnancy! So you should really weigh your
reasons for getting it! Good luck!
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Posted: 03-16-07 15:39pm
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They are typically done now at around 16
weeks to check for disorders. There is a
1 in 200 chance of miscarriage. If your
not going to terminate the pregnancy I
dont think it is worth the risk. They
also do them later in pregnancy to check
lunch maturity but by then there is little
to no risk. Personally I did not get one
done and wouldnt advise it.
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Posted: 03-16-07 15:45pm
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| vanessalouanne
wrote: | | There is a 1 in 200 chance
of miscarriage. |
it's actually 1 in 1600 now. i *just* read
that in my parents magazine like 2 minutes
ago.
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oh_mommy
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Posted: 03-16-07 15:55pm
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yea i got mine done because the chance of
him having downs was higher then the
chance of misscarrage
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Posted: 03-16-07 16:31pm
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Is amniocentesis safe?
Millions of women have had prenatal
diagnosis by amniocentesis. In 1976, after
careful study, the National Institutes of
Health reported that it found midtrimester
amniocentesis for prenatal diagnosis to be
safe. However, amniocentesis does pose a
slight risk of miscarriage. According to
the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), the rate of miscarriage
is between one in 400 and one in 200
procedures. The procedure also carries an
extremely low risk of uterine infection
(less than one in 1,000), which can cause
miscarriage.
Studies suggest that the risk of
miscarriage following first-trimester
amniocentesis may be three times higher
than the risk after second-trimester
amniocentesis. A 1998 Canadian study found
the risk of miscarriage was 2.6 percent
after early amniocentesis, compared to 0.8
percent after second-trimester
amniocentesis. The study also found a
striking increase in the risk of a foot
deformity called clubfoot after early
amniocentesis. The risk of clubfoot was
increased ten-fold after early
amniocentesis (1.3 percent vs. 0.1 percent
or 1 in 1,000 following second-trimester
amniocentesis). The incidence of clubfoot
following second-trimester amniocentesis
does not differ from that seen in all U.S.
babies. Based upon this and other studies,
doctors are rethinking the role of early
amniocentesis, and many believe that if
first-trimester prenatal testing is
necessary, chorionic villus sampling
appears safer than early amniocentesis.
The risk of pregnancy loss following
amniocentesis is lower when the physician
performing the procedure is highly
experienced. Experienced doctors often are
located at major medical centers. Health
care providers and genetic counselors
usually can provide pregnant women with
referrals to experienced physicians.
http://ww
w.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_1164.
asp
That said, you'll want to consider the
small risk that the procedure will cause
you to miscarry. According to the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
the risk of miscarriage from amniocentesis
is between one in 200 and one in 400,
depending on the skill and experience of
the doctor performing it. You'd also have
a slight risk of uterine infection in the
days following the procedure (less than
one in 1,000), which can sometimes lead to
miscarriage. These are all things you
should discuss with your partner, your
practitioner, and a genetic counselor
http://ehealthforum.com/health/posting.p
hp?mode=reply&t=86370
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Posted: 03-16-07 16:32pm
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Most all of the research ive done on
amniocentesis shows this statistic. Also
im a child development major in all of my
text books the same risk is shown. I can
give you the titles of those books along
with the researchers who performed them in
youd like.
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Posted: 03-16-07 16:34pm
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Maybe you were thinking about the risks of
the test when done in later pregnancy?
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Posted: 03-16-07 16:46pm
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| vanessalouanne
wrote: | | Most all of the research ive
done on amniocentesis shows this
statistic. Also im a child development
major in all of my text books the same
risk is shown. I can give you the titles
of those books along with the researchers
who performed them in youd
like. |
no, thanks. i was just stating what i had
literally just read minutes before.
this is what it said in parents magazine:
amnio just got
less stressful-- you've probably
heard scary stats about the link between
amnio and miscarriage. but new research
shows that the test may be much safer than
experts once thought. according to a study
in obstetrics & gynecology,
the amnio-related miscarriage rate is one
in 1,600 pregnancies--much lower than the
one-in-200 figure that's been cited for
decades.
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Posted: 03-16-07 17:00pm
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When other researchers show that to be
true then i will believe it. If the
procedure hasnt changed then i dont see
how the statistic would. Im not saying
that your magazine didnt say that, im just
saying that the majority is till set on
the 1 in 200 and 1 in 400 with a more
experienced doctor. Hey if it is getting
safer then thats awesome. I hope it is.
I think it would be exciting if were
getting safer.
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Posted: 03-16-07 19:35pm
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| vanessalouanne
wrote: | | If the procedure hasnt
changed then i dont see how the statistic
would. |
no, when doctors have more practice and
can train better, they perform better.
nothing is mastered on the first try. it
always takes time.
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Posted: 03-17-07 03:30am
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the test has been around since the mid
70's.
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Posted: 03-17-07 12:34pm
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vanessa, not trying to gang up on you but
im pretty sure your books are based on
information that is at least a few years
old, and a few years in the scientific
comminity can be like centuries in any
other place, they can make so much
progress so fast sometimes
to the original poster, i had an amnio at
about 21 weeks cause i was at risk for a
downs syndrom baby like sarah, but it
turns out she doesnt have it, the only
problem i had was slight cramping and a
little pain where they stuck the needle of
course...and it didnt help that the baby
kept kicking the exact spot they stuck it
im sure whatever you decide will be the
right choice for you, if you have conserns
you should talk wtih your doctor instead
of getting info from the computer and
people you dont know, it can scare you so
easily because there are so many horror
stories on the internet
~alicia~
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Posted: 03-17-07 18:50pm
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| vanessalouanne
wrote: | | the test has been around
since the mid 70's. |
exactly.
Which means they have had alteast 30 years
to master the technique.
There are lots of doctors out there that
are experienced doing amnio's.
WHen triple bypass surgery first came out
yes, it was dangerous and risky, but now
they are performed on such a routine basis
theres pretty much nothing to it.
Same goes with an amnio.
With any procedure there are risks. i
personally wouldnt have one done, i dont
think its worth the small risk there is. I
would keep my child no matter what their
defects were. So whats the point in
finding out early?
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Posted: 03-17-07 21:10pm
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wrote: | | I would keep my child no
matter what their defects were. So whats
the point in finding out
early? |
i think i'd want to know before they were
born so i have time to prepare myself. i
would keep them no matter what but i think
i'd have an easier time accepting things
if i knew ahead of time. i don't really
know how to explain it, especially since i
haven't been through it, but i kind of
think i might have a hard time bonding
with my baby from birth if i were
"surprised" with them being born with
downs syndrome (for example).
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