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  • Questions to Ask Your Doctor About: Amniocentesis

    What do you ask your doctor about amniocentesis? Find out!

  • Membrane Fusion

    QUESTION

    Dear Ms. Ultrasound,
    Hello, I would appreciate your advice, I had a 17 week ultrasound to have an amniocentesis done but the doctor couldn't do it as he said the "membranes had not fused yet" he did not explain anything.

    Is this unusually late for them to fuse? i.e. I wondered if this could indicate a problem. I don't know how common this is. Thank you

  • Calcification in a Fetal Heart?

    QUESTION

    Dear Ms Ultrasound,
    In your twenty years experience have you ever seen a calcium deposit in the baby's heart? I am so worried and have no answers from my doctor yet. I had an amnio and the baby looked fine the doctor said but he did tell me about the calcium deposit like it was no big deal. Now I have to wait two weeks for the test results from the amnio to come back from the lab. Please let me know if you have ever seen one of these before?

    Thank you.
    Renee

  • Prenatal Diagnostic Testing Anxiety

    QUESTION

    Dear Experts,
    My wife and I just got our triple blood screen back and we were told the test for Downs came back positive. The doctor set up an appointment for tomorrow for an ultrasound and possible amniocentesis. My wife and I have had two, very early miscarriages (fist month or so) and are scared to have the amnio. If it is healthy or not, we will go forward.

  • When to do Amniocentesis?

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    When is the right time to do the amniocentesis test?

  • 16 Week Ultrasound Shows Anomalities

    QUESTION

    Dear Ms Ultrasound,

  • Do Calcium Deposits on the Heart Point to Downs?

    QUESTION

    Dear Ms Ultrasound,
    My ultrasound technician saw a calcium deposit in my baby's heart. He said this is a possible sign of Down Syndrome! We refused the triple test so should he have even told us? We are only 25; should we be worried?

  • Could an Amnio Be Wrong About Gender?

    QUESTION

    Dear Ms Ultrasound,
    I had a 20 week level 2 u/s last week. The doctor just called and said the u/s could not conclusively show that my baby is a girl. The amnio came back girl; but the doctor said that the u/s technician said she saw something. What could she have seen? And have you ever heard of an amnio being wrong?

    Thanks for helping,
    Maria

  • Ultrasound Found Rim of Fluid Around Head

    QUESTION

    Dear Ms Ultrasound,

  • Too Heavy For an Ultrasound?

    QUESTION

    Dear Ms Ultrasound,
    I was scheduled for a first trimester screening in my 11th week due to my advanced age; unfortunately, the perinatologist was of very little help because he basically lectured me on how difficult it is to do ultrasound in obese patients!

  • Questions to Ask Your Doctor About: Amniocentesis

    What do you ask your doctor about amniocentesis? Find out!

  • Amniocentesis FAQ's

    When a couple finds out that they're going to have a baby, it's a cause for celebration. But for some couples, there are questions about the health of their newborn. With all the advances in medicine, doctors and their patients can learn a lot about the development of a fetus

  • Amniocentesis

    Amniocentesis is a diagnostic test that may be recommended by your health care provider following an abnormal triple test result. Inherited or genetic concerns lead some parents to choose amniocentesis to determine if specific genetic disorders may be present in their baby.

  • 16 Week Ultrasound Shows Anomalities

    QUESTION

    Dear Ms Ultrasound,

  • Prenatal Diagnostic Testing Anxiety

    QUESTION

    Dear Experts,
    My wife and I just got our triple blood screen back and we were told the test for Downs came back positive. The doctor set up an appointment for tomorrow for an ultrasound and possible amniocentesis. My wife and I have had two, very early miscarriages (fist month or so) and are scared to have the amnio. If it is healthy or not, we will go forward.

  • Could an Amnio Be Wrong About Gender?

    QUESTION

    Dear Ms Ultrasound,
    I had a 20 week level 2 u/s last week. The doctor just called and said the u/s could not conclusively show that my baby is a girl. The amnio came back girl; but the doctor said that the u/s technician said she saw something. What could she have seen? And have you ever heard of an amnio being wrong?

    Thanks for helping,
    Maria

  • Do Calcium Deposits on the Heart Point to Downs?

    QUESTION

    Dear Ms Ultrasound,
    My ultrasound technician saw a calcium deposit in my baby's heart. He said this is a possible sign of Down Syndrome! We refused the triple test so should he have even told us? We are only 25; should we be worried?

  • Ultrasound Found Rim of Fluid Around Head

    QUESTION

    Dear Ms Ultrasound,