Hi girls. I have had the combined first-trimester screening. The ultrasound showed no abnormalities: nuchal translucency was 0.9 mm, the nasal bone is present, there is no reversed blood flow, and the baby is measuring 4 days ahead of gestational age.
In the biochemical screening there are some deviations — elevated beta-hCG (4 MoM) with normal PAPP-A (1.73 MoM). The risk of trisomy 21 is 1:5600. I am worried about such a high hCG level. The doctor says that only the combined individualized risk should be considered, which in my case is low, and that individual markers should not be interpreted separately. Has anyone experienced something similar?
The doctor also mentioned that there could be possible placental or blood-flow problems later in pregnancy. I am taking progesterone 400 mg and had severe nausea/vomiting; preliminarily, we are expecting a girl.