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The Maternal Triple Screen

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Getting the Maternal Triple Screen

maternal-triple-screenA new test, called the “maternal triple screen” (also known as the “prenatal risk profile” or “expanded AFP”), is used to screen for birth defects. The triple screen measures the following: Maternal levels of AFPHCG; human chorionic gonadotropin, which is elevated if mother is carrying a baby with some chromosomal abnormalities; Stroll, a byproduct of the hormone estrogen, which is lower if mother is carrying a baby with some chromosomal abnormalities

The triple screen raises the accuracy from twenty-five percent with the AFP alone to 60 percent. The triple screen may detect 70 percent of Down Syndrome babies in women over age thirty-five, and sixty percent in women under age thirty-five.

August 7, 2013 July 26, 2018 Dr. Bill Sears
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