One thing to point out, this is still a screening test, as opposed to an amniocentesis, which is a diagnostic test. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 2, 2007] Reference
During a medical procedure called amniocentesis, a needle draws fluid from the placenta, slightly increasing the chance of miscarriage. From Wordnik.com. [New York News, Weather, Sports & Traffic - WCBSTV.com] Reference
Reduction in need for invasive procedures, such as amniocentesis or CVS. From Wordnik.com. [THE MEDICAL NEWS] Reference
Tests such as amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling detect gender with close to 100 percent accuracy. From Wordnik.com. Reference
An experimental DNA blood screening could eventually cut down on the number of invasive tests such as amniocentesis, researchers hope. From Wordnik.com. [CBC | Top Stories News] Reference
The benefits of the noninvasive SensiGene Fetal RHD Genotyping test include the reduction in need for invasive procedures, such as amniocentesis or CVS. From Wordnik.com. [DWS Full News Feed] Reference
RhD type can be determined by an invasive procedure, such as amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling (CVS), but both procedures involve risk to the fetus. From Wordnik.com. [THE MEDICAL NEWS] Reference
GRACE: It ` s not a hospital stay with an amniocentesis. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 11, 2008] Reference
Like many pregnant woman over 35, I, too, had amniocentesis. From Wordnik.com. [Tag, Sarah Palin, You're It!: Nell Scovell] Reference
I didn't even want the amniocentesis (I was 36 at the time.). From Wordnik.com. [Kim Stagliano: The Appalled Voice of An Autism Mom] Reference
It's the closest thing we've got to political amniocentesis. From Wordnik.com. [Grass Roots: One Year in the Life of the New Hampshire Presidential Primary] Reference
Isn ` t it -- wouldn ` t it be just like an amniocentesis test?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 11, 2008] Reference
Any pregnant woman who's had an amniocentesis knows how you get that. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 8, 2007] Reference
Even though amniocentesis had turned up no problems, the fear continued. From Wordnik.com. [Cruel Deception]
They consist of things like amniocentesis, something known as chorionic villus sampling. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 9, 2003] Reference
Months before, amniocentesis had ruled out Fragile X and revealed that Tanya would have a boy. From Wordnik.com. [Cruel Deception]
PILGRIM: They know months before the conventional gender test, like amniocentesis and sonograms. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 4, 2005] Reference
Women have screening for Down's by amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling starting at young ages. From Wordnik.com. [Steven Waldman: Palin: God Gave Me a Down Syndrome Child To Help the Pro-Life Movement] Reference
Thanks to amniocentesis, treatments for RH disease may be initiated while the baby is still in the womb. From Wordnik.com. [Tips on Having a Healthy Pregnancy: Understanding the Importance and Risks of Amniocentesis] Reference
For any late-in-life parent who has ever sweated out an amniocentesis, it was a moment of searing sobriety. From Wordnik.com. [Sarah Palin: Smart, Scrappy, and, Oh Yes, Sexy: Todd S. Purdum] Reference
A needle is inserted through the uterus to reach the fetus, similar to the commonly-used amniocentesis test. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Millennium 2000: A Baby by Design - January 3, 2000] Reference
It's similar to an amniocentesis except that it draws the fluid off the baby's brain where it is overflowing. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Susan Corso: A Mother, But Not a Parent] Reference
WESTFALL: Yes, she had an amniocentesis that indicated to her that the baby was going to have Down's Syndrome. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 29, 2008] Reference
For three decades, 35 has been the magic age at which doctors counseled pregnant women to consider amniocentesis. From Wordnik.com. [Health: Is Amnio Right For You?] Reference
I was given an ultrasound and an amniocentesis test and it was confirmed that I was pregnant with a 26-week-old fetus. From Wordnik.com. [Ann Leary: Britain's National Health Service and the "Appreciation of Life"] Reference
But encouraging results from other tests, including amniocentesis and an electrocardiogram, allayed the family's fears. From Wordnik.com. [DIY DNA: One Father's Attempt to Hack His Daughter's Genetic Code] Reference
Surveys tell us that most people, given the results of amniocentesis or new, less-invasive tests, terminate their pregnancies. From Wordnik.com. [Harold Pollack: A Nod to Sarah Palin from Someone Who Will Never Vote for Her] Reference
Over ninety percent of woman whose amniocentesis test comes back with a positive result for Down syndrome choose to have an abortion. From Wordnik.com. [We're Scum, Not Heroes] Reference
Later in that pregnancy, when an amniocentesis test came back abnormal, Palin faced a choice -- that she again fleetingly considered. From Wordnik.com. [Sarah Palin wants to deny choice] Reference
Q Did the group working have copies of those transcripts purporting to have him talk to the ethics group about the number of amniocentesis. From Wordnik.com. [Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry] Reference
When there's cause for concern, doctors can recommend a more invasive test, such as an amniocentesis, to collect fetal DNA and examine it under a microscope. From Wordnik.com. [More Prenatal Testing Brings New Worries] Reference
Between 80% and 90% of women who find out they are carrying a child with the chromosomal abnormality (which can be tested using amniocentesis) choose to abort. From Wordnik.com. [A Life Worth Living] Reference
And yet, we have just discussed the prenatal genetic testing with our doctor, and we know that we might have to go through amniocentesis if something is wrong. From Wordnik.com. [Desperately Trying to Have a Baby] Reference
Both times, her obstetrician recommended she have amniocentesis, a diagnostic test that determines if a woman is carrying a baby with a chromosomal abnormality. From Wordnik.com. [Health: Is Amnio Right For You?] Reference
He then said that every week of the pregnancy, they would do various tests to see whether the fetus was normal: amniocentesis, ultrasound, other kinds of tests. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 7, 2001] Reference
I was in the hospital for two weeks before delivering, had multiple ultrasounds, the amniocentesis, blood tests, medications and ultimately a caesarian delivery. From Wordnik.com. [Ann Leary: Britain's National Health Service and the "Appreciation of Life"] Reference
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