Hi Ladies, I dont know where to post this and I dont know what anyone can say to me, but I'm looking for some support and advice about my tests i had on the NHS.
I got pregnant naturally after having many failed cycles of ivf am currently 14+1 but at our nuchal screening scan at 11+6, but because the baby measured bigger at 64.2mm, they altered the date to 12+5 days.I dont know if this is good or a bad as i have a 28 day cycle and know my dates well.
The scan measured the nuchal gap as 1.3mm and together with the bloods.
Maternal serum biochemistry:
-Free-B-HC:215.09IU/I equivalent to 3.878mom
-PAPP-A: 1.330IU/I equivalent to 0.687mom.
So the nuchal combined with the blood test put me in a high risk for Downs (1 in 74). The sonographer recommended that a genetic councilor will give me a call or she will make arrangements i see her the next day for a chat.
Appointment was booked the following day and went in to speak to the genetic councilor and she went through my results again.
MY REPORT:
Ethnic origin: black African/ carribean
weight: 70kgs
Parity: 0 smoker: No
FIRST TRIMESTER ULTRASOUND:
-Gestational age 12+5days from CRL
FHR 167 bpm.
CRL 64.2MM.
Nuchal translucency 1.30mm
Amniotic fluid normal
Fetal anatomy
Skull/brain:appears normal: spine: not examined; abdomen appears normal; stomach;vissible hands both visible;feet; both visible.
So being 37 my background risk is 1:204 and the adjusted risk came down to 1:74 but after speaking to the genetic councilor who was going through my notes, i noticed they had put me down as a non smoker so i did come clean with her and explained that although i did smoke, i had cut down to 1 cigarette a day and she stated she would have to recalculate my risk again....and this came back as 1:142.
Am booked in to have a Amnio on the 16/12/10
but am very confused about the whole thing.
My question is how does smoking affect the result as when i told her i smoked my risk down up by 70?....Am so confused about the bloods too, what do they mean? someone please help me translate my results.
To get a 1 in 74 and then changed to 1 in 142 I am confused and devastated.
The baby was otherwise healthy on the scan, you could see the heart, it was moving a lot and waving its arms.
Please share your experiences, good or bad...i will be ever so grateful.
Many thanks,
Olga
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Please help! Nuchal fold 1.3mm but bad blood results.
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olii · 03/12/2010 01:42
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