Patient's question:
Good friend first time pregnant now she is 18 weeks pregnant two days ago called me to go with her to the hospital to do a sugar test. It is said that they also need to draw blood, but my friend is very dizzy and it is quite difficult for me. I am not very familiar with this. How many tubes of blood are drawn for the 18-week Down syndrome screening? What should I pay attention to?Doctor's answer:
Don't make the Down syndrome screening so difficult. The main purpose is to test whether the fetus has congenital Down syndrome. The price is generally between 100 and 200 yuan, but the charging standards vary from place to place. You can consult the hospital for follow-up. Generally, Down syndrome screening requires fasting. If you go for the check in the morning, you can usually eat after 4 PM the same day to get the test results. If the results indicate low risk, there is usually no problem. If it is high risk, you need to have an amniocentesis for diagnosis.