Patient's question:
21-Three Body 1/349 is missing one. Is that a problem?Doctor's answer:
Currently, the triple screen test measures the concentration of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) in a pregnant woman's blood, and combines the woman's age to precisely calculate the risk of each pregnant woman carrying a child with Down syndrome. The normal value of alpha-fetoprotein should be greater than 2.5MoM, and the lower the test value, the higher the chance of the fetus suffering from Down syndrome. On the other hand, the higher the level of human chorionic gonadotropin, the higher the chance of the fetus suffering from Down syndrome. Additionally, doctors will input the alpha-fetoprotein value, human chorionic gonadotropin value, the woman's age, weight, and gestational week into the computer to calculate the risk of the fetus developing Down syndrome. If the test results show that the risk is lower than 1/270, it indicates that the risk is relatively low.