Patient's question:
Last week, I went to the hospital for a check-up. The doctor prescribed a Down syndrome screening, and said the results would take one week to come back. A week later, I went to pick up the report, which showed low risk for Down syndrome screening. Is low risk serious?Doctor's answer:
This Down syndrome screening low-risk means the probability of having another Down syndrome child is very low. If it's high-risk, the probability is relatively higher. Of course, it's not 100% accurate, so "low-risk" is more precise. Currently, you can have a good pregnancy without irregularities and then proceed with prenatal screening. There's no better result than low-risk, so there's no need to worry about this anymore. It's still better to relax your mind. Wishing the patient a speedy recovery and good health!