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  2. Amniocentesis - Wikipedia

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    Amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling is necessary to conclusively diagnose the majority of genetic disorders, with amniocentesis being the gold-standard procedure after 15 weeks' gestation. [3] Transabdominal chorionic villus sampling is an alternative to amniocentesis if genetic diagnostic testing is to be performed in the first ...

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    Having amniocentesis vs. not having amniocentesis for testing for Down’s Syndrome in pregnancy (English & Spanish) Having Down syndrome screening vs. not having Down syndrome screening in pregnancy (English & Spanish)

  4. Prenatal testing - Wikipedia

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    Amniocentesis: This can be done once enough amniotic fluid has developed to sample. Cells from the fetus will be floating in this fluid, and can be separated and tested. Miscarriage risk of amniocentesis is commonly quoted as 0.06% (1:1600). [68] By amniocentesis it is also possible to cryopreserve amniotic stem cells. [69] [70] [71] After 15 weeks

  5. Testing Women, Testing the Fetus - Wikipedia

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    Testing Women, Testing the Fetus by Rayna Rapp is a book, published in 1999, about analysis of the social repercussions of prenatal genetic testing.Rapp combines the data she collected herself with historical context of amniocentesis and genetic counseling to argue that amniocentesis and those abortions following positive test results is a social decision as much as an individual one.

  6. Spina bifida - Wikipedia

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    Genetic counseling and further genetic testing through amniocentesis may be offered during the pregnancy, as some neural tube defects are associated with genetic disorders such as trisomy 18. Ultrasound screening for spina bifida is partly responsible for the decline in new cases, because many pregnancies are terminated out of fear that a ...

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