Thread: Can anyone tell me about the numbers for a screening test for Down Syndrome
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Old 12-20-2010, 06:27 PM
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Laura22
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My doctor doesn't recommend that particular blood test, she said the high rate of false positives can cause unnecessary and possibly harmful stress for the mother to be and also can cause amniocentesis to be done when it is not truly necessary.
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