Patient's question:
Doctor, hello:Could you please tell me about the screening for Down syndrome? But I don’t know if it’s serious. I just received the report today as follows:
Free-hCG β 218 ng/ml 12.55
hAFP 40.0 u/ml 1.19
NTD risk Screening negative
Trisomy 21 risk 1/400
Trisomy 18 risk 1/50000
I today
Doctor's answer:
Currently, the triple screen test measures the levels 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 fetus with Down syndrome.