Hi All
I'm feeling a little anxious at the moment. I'm 13 and a half weeks pregnant and last week had a nuchal fold test combined with a blood test to see what my risks were of having a baby with Down Syndrome. The nuchal came back fine (risk 1 in 4000), but the blood test came back saying my PAPP-A levels were very low (whatever they are!) and the DS risk from the bloods were 1 in 8; making my overall risk for having a baby with DS 1 in 75. i.e. I am definitely high risk. I've ruled out having amniocentesis as I have already decided I will have the baby no matter what, but I'd just like to hear from others who have been told they are high risk, either now or in the past.
Equally, I've read that low PAPP-A in the blood is also associated with other problems in pregnancy like stillbirths and restricted growth. Has anyone out there had low PAPP readings in their blood?
I'm feeling a bit emotional about it all. The Dr who did my test was so unhelpful about the results, so I'm hoping that maybe some mumsnetters out there might have similar experiences to tell me about, or some knowledge on the bloods...
Anyone like to share?!
Thank you! MabelMay X
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High Risk for Downs - low PAPP-A in blood
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MabelMay · 30/07/2007 12:25
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