Patient's question:
I checked with the hospital and they said the higher the value, the lower the risk. Is that correct? Is it possible that each hospital has a different calculation method?Doctor's answer:
Analysis of the condition: Down syndrome screening is a method that involves drawing pregnant women's blood serum to detect the concentration of alpha-fetoprotein and human chorionic gonadotropin in the mother's serum. It also combines factors such as the mother's due date, age, weight, and gestational age at the time of blood collection to calculate the risk coefficient of giving birth to a child with Down syndrome. Children with Down syndrome have severe intellectual disabilities, cannot live independently, and are often accompanied by complex cardiovascular diseases, requiring long-term care from family members. This can impose significant emotional and financial burdens on the family.Advice: Your Down syndrome screening results indicate a borderline high risk, suggesting a higher likelihood of giving birth to a child with Down syndrome. It is recommended to undergo amniocentesis and fetal chromosome testing to confirm whether the child is indeed affected by Down syndrome.