"Down Screening" is referred to as Tang Screening. Everyone will hear this word after pregnancy. Down Syndrome screening is a must-do test during pregnancy. What are the screening methods for Down syndrome? What is the cost of screening for Down syndrome? Dora will answer you below.
What is Down syndrome screening?
Down's screening is a detection method that calculates the risk coefficient of birth defective fetal risk factors by extracting serum of pregnant women, detecting the concentration of type A fetal protein, villous gonadotropin and free estriol in the maternal serum, and combining the expectant delivery date, weight, age, weight and gestational week at the time of blood collection.
Why do you need to undergo Down's screening?
Because Down's syndrome is an occasional disease, every pregnant woman may give birth to "Down's baby". The chance of having a Down child will increase with the age of the pregnant woman. Children with Down have severe intellectual disabilities, congenital foolishness, tongue-like dementia, unable to take care of themselves, and are accompanied by complex cardiovascular diseases. They need long-term care from their families, which will cause great mental and financial burdens to the family. Therefore, pregnant women should undergo Down syndrome screening before giving birth.
Down's screening refers to screening as a special test method. It is used to screen out high-risk groups with a high probability of having a certain disease through examination to perform subsequent diagnostic examinations. It should be clear that the purpose of screening is not to diagnose a certain disease, but to screen out people who are more likely to suffer from a certain disease.
Down syndrome screening method:
Screening is to evaluate various indicators in your blood, including:
Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
Estertriol (uE3)
Inhibin A (inhibin-A)
If you are pregnant with Down, the levels of human chorionic gonadotropin and inhibin A in your blood will be higher, while the levels of alpha-fetoprotein and estriol will be lower.
This screening also contains the following different contents:
Two-link screening: 2 indicators to evaluate, human chorionic gonadotropin and alpha-fetoprotein
Triple screening: 3 indicators to evaluate, human chorionic gonadotropin, alpha-fetoprotein and estriol
Quadruple screening: 4 indicators to evaluate, human chorionic gonadotropin, alpha-fetoprotein, estriol and inhibin A
Down syndrome screening cost:
How much does Down screening cost? Due to differences in regional or hospital conditions, the charges for each hospital are different. Generally speaking, the Down screening is about 200 yuan, and some hospitals do Down screening for a single item of 180 yuan, including a complete set of blood tests. The price is about 650 yuan.
When pregnant women undergo Down screening, the first thing they consider is not the price issue, but the safety issue. The Down screening conducted by regular hospitals is safe and accurate, so that expectant mothers can rest assured, and the second thing they consider is the price.
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