Patient's question:
I am 4 months pregnant. Yesterday, during my prenatal check-up, I had another screening done. The results showed that one of my indicators is slightly high, but it is considered low-risk. I want to ask the doctor what I should do about one indicator being slightly high but low-risk in the Down syndrome screening.Doctor's answer:
At about four months of pregnancy, the Down syndrome screening is very necessary. It is a method to detect whether the fetus has neural tube defects. The main focus is on the values of trisomy 21 and trisomy 18. As long as both results are proven to be low-risk in the test results, it means that the possibility of neural tube defects can be ruled out through Down syndrome screening. If we feel uncomfortable, we can consider further tests such as amniocentesis or non-invasive DNA testing.