Hi I was hoping for some advice about CVS tests. I am currently 11 weeks pregnant. My previous pregnancy sadly ended at 16 weeks due to down syndrome. I have been told I'm at a slightly increased risk because my first pregnancy resulted in a downs baby. As a consequence the NHS have offered a cvs test at 12 weeks. Last time I went private and paid for a harmony test followed by the amnio test to confirm the diagnosis from my blood test. Basically I'm in two minds what to do. Part of me wants to know conclusively either way, and so despite the risks wants to proceed with the cvs test. The other part of me feels like I don't want to put the baby at risk unnecessarily, but as the NHS tests are less accurate I guess I'd have to go through the private hospital again. Has anyone else been in a similar situation? What did you do? I'm 33 and the previous diagnosis was not genetic related. It was such a traumatic experience last time, and advice would be really appreciated. Thank you.
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