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Prenatal Testing |
Chorionic Villi Sampling; Fetal Ultrasound |
Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) is a form of prenatal diagnosis to determine genetic abnormalities in the fetus. It entails getting a sample of the chorionic villus (placental tissue) and testing it. It is generally carried out only on pregnant women over the age of 35 and those who have a higher risk of Down syndrome and other chromosomal conditions. The advantage of CVS is that it can be carried out 10-12 weeks after the last period, earlier than amniocentesis (which is carried out at 15- ...
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Resources
- Amniocentesis (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
- Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS) (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Amniocentesis (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Chorionic Villi Sampling (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Ultrasonography, Prenatal (National Institutes of Health)
- Cordocentesis: Also Know as Fetal Blood Sampling, Percutaneous Umbilical Blood Sampling (PUBS), and Umbilical Vein Sampling (American Pregnancy Association)
- Facts on Reproductive Genetic Technologies (Genetics and Public Policy Center)
- FDA Cautions Against Ultrasound 'Keepsake' Images (Food and Drug Administration)
- Glucose Tests (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Laboratory Directory-GeneReviews (Children's Health Care System, Seattle)
- March of Dimes (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
- Maternal Blood Screening (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
- Monitoring Fetal Health during Pregnancy (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Paternity Testing (American Pregnancy Association)
- Prenatal Genetic Testing (Genetics and Public Policy Center)
- Prenatal Testing (Medline Plus)
- Prenatal Testing: What's Involved and Who Should Consider It? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Prenatal Tests (Nemours Foundation)
- Routine Tests during Pregnancy (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
- Triple Screen (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
- Ultrasound in Pregnancy: What Can It Tell You? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Ultrasound-Obstetric (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
- US Clinic Directory Search (Children's Health Care System, Seattle)
- Your First Tests (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
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