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Serendipity
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Prenatal bloods??? Are they needed
How many of you went and had prenatal bloods drawn prior to being preggo and TTC? I have an appointment but didnt know if that was the norm????
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mrsgafforio
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Christine
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Re: Prenatal bloods??? Are they needed
I did. I had a preconception panel done.
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| Posted 3/3/08 12:55 PM |
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dani731
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Re: Prenatal bloods??? Are they needed
What is this for?
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| Posted 3/3/08 1:00 PM |
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babyfaith
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Re: Prenatal bloods??? Are they needed
I asked for a full work up at my TTC appointment with my obgyn. This included screening for Cystic Fibrosis and Fragile X.
ETA: The basic blood work up was to check hormone levels and thyroid functioning.
Message edited 3/3/2008 1:20:49 PM.
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| Posted 3/3/08 1:19 PM |
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Serendipity
Summer!
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Re: Prenatal bloods??? Are they needed
That was my next question..what do they usual include in a prenatal bloods?
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| Posted 3/3/08 1:34 PM |
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randella
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Re: Prenatal bloods??? Are they needed
I did as well-- I got the full work up for the panel of diseases that are hereditary. There are some additional ones, like a gene for mental retardation for example.
I actually got my results today-- and I am all normal!
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| Posted 3/3/08 9:09 PM |
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Summer!
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Re: Prenatal bloods??? Are they needed
Posted by randella
I did as well-- I got the full work up for the panel of diseases that are hereditary. There are some additional ones, like a gene for mental retardation for example.
I actually got my results today-- and I am all normal!
Congrats!!! Awesome. I have an appointment the end f the month! I am nervous!
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Goldi0218
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Re: Prenatal bloods??? Are they needed
Posted by randella
I did as well-- I got the full work up for the panel of diseases that are hereditary. There are some additional ones, like a gene for mental retardation for example.
I actually got my results today-- and I am all normal!
I never heard of a test that tests a gene for mental retardation BEFORE a child is conceived. That sounds pretty general as so many disorders/disabilities are associated with mental retardation. Do you know the specific name of the test? I am very curious.
For me, the tests were necessary. I had the Ashkenazi Jewish panel of testing given to people of Eastern European Jewish descent before we got married. It tested for:
Tay-Sachs disease
Canavan disease,
Familial dysautonomia
Niemann-Pick (type A) disease
Fanconi anemia (group C)
Bloom syndrome
Gaucher disease (the non-neuronopathic type)
Mucolipidosis type IV,
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Glycogen storage disease type 1.
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| Posted 3/3/08 10:53 PM |
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randella
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Re: Prenatal bloods??? Are they needed
Leslie, I am not sure of the name-- I had all the same tests as you, and then my doc mentioned a couple that are given to everyone on top of the eastern european panel-- and I specifically remember the mental retardation one because I was surprised that you could test for that. I didn't get written results, but I will let you know if I find out the name.
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