Hi, Dr Papa. My son was stillborn at 23 weeks gestation almost 30 years ago. He had Trisomy 18. This is a very interesting video and I thank you for talking about these precious babies.
I'm so sorry, it must have been scary for you. We all worry about how things will turn out - will the baby suffer? Will they need help breathing or eating? Every baby with trisomy 18 is different. I hope you had a provider and family and friends who helped you.
Hello. Thank you for posting this video. We just got our quad test results back and are high risk for trisomy 18 with a 3.24 reading over a 2.5 cutoff and are now in process of continuing on to our next appointment. I don’t understand the 2.5 cutoff baseline or if our reading is a lot higher then it sounds. Is that an super high reading over the Standard 2.5 baseline? Thank you for your video.
The quad test is based on measuring four different serum analytes in your blood. Remember that "increased risk" on a quad screen means your risk of trisomy 18 is higher than that of a 35 year old patient, which is about 1 in 500. So if your test reports that your risk is elevated, that may mean less than a 1% risk! When the test reports an increased risk of trisomy 18, the next step is usually a detailed fetal ultrasound to look for abnormalities that are associated with trisomy 18. You may be offered a secondary screen like NIPT, and should also be offered diagnostic testing. This means amniocentesis. Your provider will explain all of this, but don't worry too soon! Best of luck, Tracy
@@DrTracyPapa Thank you. Our screening test said 1/10 for trisomy 18. AFP was 3.24 Shes 29 years old. Our appointment is tomorrow morning so I’m hoping it’s nothing serious but thank you again for your reply
Hello. İ had ultrasound at 22 weeks. Doctor found out that baby has VSD 1.9 mm and coral plexus cyst. And also one thing that i am worry - baby never bend his legs. All others seems fine. And doctor told - dont worry, everything is good. But İ heard these could be symptoms of trisomy 18. Could you be so kind to give me advice what are my next steps, what need to do?
Hi, Dr Papa. My son was stillborn at 23 weeks gestation almost 30 years ago. He had Trisomy 18. This is a very interesting video and I thank you for talking about these precious babies.
So informative and easily explained! Thank you Dr. Papa.
Great job, doctor!
Glad you liked it!
good explaination. its easy to understand. thank you for making my life easier
Glad it helped!
I went through this. My fetus had severe hydrocephalus, a growth in a kidney and a heart defect.
I'm so sorry, it must have been scary for you. We all worry about how things will turn out - will the baby suffer? Will they need help breathing or eating? Every baby with trisomy 18 is different. I hope you had a provider and family and friends who helped you.
My baby have trisonomy 18. She is have a congenital diagphramatic hernia. She is 8 months old.
Hello. Thank you for posting this video. We just got our quad test results back and are high risk for trisomy 18 with a 3.24 reading over a 2.5 cutoff and are now in process of continuing on to our next appointment. I don’t understand the 2.5 cutoff baseline or if our reading is a lot higher then it sounds. Is that an super high reading over the Standard 2.5 baseline? Thank you for your video.
The quad test is based on measuring four different serum analytes in your blood. Remember that "increased risk" on a quad screen means your risk of trisomy 18 is higher than that of a 35 year old patient, which is about 1 in 500. So if your test reports that your risk is elevated, that may mean less than a 1% risk!
When the test reports an increased risk of trisomy 18, the next step is usually a detailed fetal ultrasound to look for abnormalities that are associated with trisomy 18. You may be offered a secondary screen like NIPT, and should also be offered diagnostic testing. This means amniocentesis.
Your provider will explain all of this, but don't worry too soon!
Best of luck,
Tracy
@@DrTracyPapa Thank you. Our screening test said 1/10 for trisomy 18. AFP was 3.24 Shes 29 years old. Our appointment is tomorrow morning so I’m hoping it’s nothing serious but thank you again for your reply
Hello. İ had ultrasound at 22 weeks. Doctor found out that baby has VSD 1.9 mm and coral plexus cyst. And also one thing that i am worry - baby never bend his legs. All others seems fine. And doctor told - dont worry, everything is good. But İ heard these could be symptoms of trisomy 18. Could you be so kind to give me advice what are my next steps, what need to do?
I have trisomy 8