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Results 1 - 7 of 7 for Increased nuchal translucency
  1. Down syndrome 
    ... have a baby with Down syndrome have an increased risk of having another baby with the condition. Tests such as nuchal translucency ultrasound , amniocentesis , or chorionic villus sampling can be ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000997.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Prenatal Genetic Screening Tests (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)  
    Prenatal screening tests can tell you the chances that your fetus will have certain types of genetic disorders. ... Prenatal Testing/Start Here ... Prenatal Testing
    https://www.acog.org/.../faqs/prenatal-genetic-screening-tests - External Health Links
  3. Ultrasound pregnancy 
    ... ovaries Look for findings that might indicate an increased risk for ... a nuchal translucency screening test around 9 to 13 weeks of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003778.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. How Do Health Care Providers Diagnose Down Syndrome? From the National Institutes of Health (Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)  
    Down Syndrome/Diagnosis and Tests ... Down Syndrome ... Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development ... From the National Institutes ...
    https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/down/conditioninfo/diagnosis - External Health Links
  5. What Tests Might I Need during Pregnancy? From the National Institutes of Health (Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)  
    Prenatal Testing/Start Here ... Prenatal Testing ... Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development ... From the National Institutes ...
    https://www.nichd.nih.gov/.../conditioninfo/tests-needed - External Health Links
  6. Trisomy 18 
    ... L; First Trimester Maternal Serum Biochemistry and Fetal Nuchal Translucency Screening (BUN) Study Group. First-trimester screening for ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/trisomy-18 - Genetics
  7. Prenatal care in your first trimester 
    ... back of the baby's neck. This is called nuchal translucency . A blood test is also done. Together, these ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000544.htm - Medical Encyclopedia