Hi Mumsnetters,
I had a phone call today to tell me my risk of Down Syndrome is higher. It's not as high as some people get but it's still come as a shock and understandably is really worrying me. I've booked in for the NIPT but she also told me I had the option of Amniocentesis at 16 weeks. I know they claim the NIPT is really accurate and so if I got a low risk result from that I could almost rule Down Syndrome out. However, I've also read that it's not diagnostic and despite it saying low risk, it doesn't actually rule anything out. I don't think I can ask for both so it would be Amniocentesis at 16 weeks or NIPT only followed by Amniocentesis if the NIPT is high risk.
I'll be 14 weeks when I have the NIPT so would have to wait an extra two weeks for the Amnio, but I've been told the NIPT results could take 10 days anyway.
Part of me thinks I won't be reassured without the yes or no answer that Amnio could give me.
Any thoughts or advice? Greatly appreciated!
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NIPT or Amniocentesis - don't know what to do
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BeastAngelMadwoman · 24/10/2023 15:35
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