Patient's question:
Sixteen weeks to do a detailed Down syndrome check, after the blood draw, the doctor called to ask if I was using IVF. Then I asked the doctor if there was a problem. She said that the check for IVF and non-IVF patients is different. What's going on?Doctor's answer:
Under normal circumstances, the Down syndrome screening program and thorough examination for in vitro fertilization (IVF) and natural childbirth are the same. However, because doctors are cautious when taking blood tests and are responsible for you, they need to ask detailed medical history questions. Before embryo transfer in IVF, screening for over 100 different chromosomal diseases has already been conducted. Some hospitals may have slightly simpler examination items. This is because the chance of detecting issues in the thorough examination during IVF Down syndrome screening is relatively low.