Pregnant Over 40

I got my test results yesterday from the combined screening of last week. Because this is a screening, it’s only a measure of probability, not a definitive YES/NO on these various conditions.

But that said, my probabilities for Down’s Syndrome and Trisomy-13 and -18 are extremely low: 1 in 681 for Downs (average for my age group is 1:35), and 1 in 1200 for Trisomy (average is 1:64). So WOOT! So rather than doing the invasive CVS this week, I will go for an amnio in 3 more weeks. This has lower risk of miscarriage, and higher accuracy.

So one more hurdle crossed! YAY!