Medical MCQ-A pregnant female, 38 years old, had a child with Down's syndrome. How do you assess the risk of Down's syndrome in the present pregnancy:

A pregnant female, 38 years old, had a child with Down’s syndrome. How do you assess the risk of Down’s syndrome in the present pregnancy:

Material alpha-feto protein

Material HCG

USG

Chorionic villous biopsy

Question Category:

Gynaecology & Obstetrics

Correct Answer:

Chorionic villous biopsy

Description:

In patients with previous history of Down syndrome “The risk of recurrence is greater than the risk of genetic diagnosis and these patients should be advised to seek genetic counselling and to have a genetic diagnosis.” Fernando Arias 3/e, p 27 Therefore amniocentesis /Chorionic villous biopsy should be done.

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