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    Amniocentesis is a medical procedure used primarily in the prenatal diagnosis of genetic conditions. It has other uses such as in the assessment of infection...
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    and blood pressure measurement. Common diagnosis procedures include amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling. In some cases, the tests are administered...
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  • the embryo after about a month and eventually fuses with the amnion. Amniocentesis is a medical procedure where fluid from the sac is sampled during fetal...
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    is not harmed. Amniocentesis is a low risk procedure, with risk of pregnancy loss between 1 in 1,500 – 1 in 700 procedures. Amniocentesis can be performed...
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  • and tested. Amniocentesis is very accurate; however, there is a risk of miscarriage which occur in 0.5–1% of women who have amniocentesis. Results take...
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  • Quad screen), may be grounds for a prenatal diagnostic test such as an amniocentesis to rule out Down syndrome. Babies with unresolved pyelectasis may experience...
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    fluid around the fetus (amniocentesis). However, chorionic villus sampling has a risk of fetal death of one in 100 and amniocentesis of one in 200; a recent...
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    either before or after a child is born. Before birth, if a blood test or amniocentesis finds a high level of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), there is a higher risk...
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    can increase suspicion for the condition, which can be confirmed by amniocentesis. Treatment is supportive. After having one child with the condition...
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  • to prescribe medical abortion drugs and counseling. Sonography and amniocentesis allow parents to determine sex before childbirth. The development of...
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    fetal genetic material acquired through chorionic villus sampling. An amniocentesis can be performed if the pregnancy is further along, within 14–18 weeks...
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    Other treatments include periodic removal of amniotic fluid (serial amniocentesis), which is associated with a 66% survival rate of at least one fetus...
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    and salmonella is associated with an increased risk of miscarriage. Amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling (CVS) are procedures conducted to assess...
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    has a chromosomal abnormality was to have an invasive test such as amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling, but such tests carry a risk of causing...
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  • methods of extracting fetal DNA are chorionic villus sampling (CVS) and amniocentesis (AMC). These invasive procedures can be conducted on both RhD+ and RhD-...
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    appearance at birth and confirmed by genetic testing. Before birth, amniocentesis or ultrasound may support the diagnosis. There is no cure for the condition...
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    PCR. CVS usually takes place at 10–12 weeks' gestation, earlier than amniocentesis or percutaneous umbilical cord blood sampling. It is the preferred technique...
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    trisomy X are diagnosed before birth via prenatal screening tests such as amniocentesis. Research on females with the disorder finds that cases which were diagnosed...
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    possible to diagnose prenatally with amniocentesis, but it may not show a correct negative result. Amniocentesis can only diagnose anophthalmia when there...
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    monitoring and maternal reports of fetal movement. The development of amniocentesis in 1952, fetal blood sampling during labor in the early 1960s, more...
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