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OSCAR or NIPT or do both? Need advice pls~

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There are several vendors doing nipt? I.e. Panorama, NICE and etc.. Anyone heard about NICE? They have 3 packages, cost around 600, 800, 1200...but my gynea office is 1200-1400..

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Not eligible for NIPT blood test because of 2nd empty sac.

My gynae said I’m not eligible for any Down syndrome bloodwork test because they detected a 2nd empty sac (no heartbeat) during my week 5 scan. The 2nd empty sac might mess with the result and a false positive is highly possible. They are only offering structural ultrasound (done around week 12/13) to check for signs of Down syndrome from the development of fetus. According to the hospital this is 80% accurate. Any mommies facing/ faced the same experience? Are there any other alternatives available with higher accuracy? #VanishingTwinSyndrome #nipttest

Wah, I totally understand how stressful this must be, I was in a similar situation and honestly felt quite lost when my options became so limited. From what I've heard, the structural ultrasound at week 12/13 (the nuchal translucency scan) can actually be combined with other markers, so it's worth asking your gynae specifically whether they're doing a full combined first trimester screen, some hospitals bundle in more detailed measurements that push the accuracy a bit higher than the standard 80% they quoted you. My neighbour actually went through something similar with a vanishing twin and her specialist recommended waiting until the empty sac had fully resolved, then revisiting whether NIPT became viable again at a later gestational week, which I hadn't heard of before. I'll be honest though, not all doctors are willing to do that, and some mums I know were just told to proceed with the structural scan alone and accept the limitation. If you really want a more definitive answer, invasive testing like CVS (chorionic villus sampling, around week 11-13) or amniocentesis (around week 15-20) are still on the table regardless of the vanishing twin situation, since those test the baby's actual cells rather than a blood marker, though of course they carry a small procedural risk. Definitely worth having a very frank conversation with your gynae or asking for a referral to a maternal-fetal medicine specialist to go through all the options properly.

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Has anyone taken the non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT) during pregnancy? If yes, able to share?

i did NIPT (harmony) twice. usually done btw 10-13 weeks. is optional so if ur gynae didnt ask u (maybe see u you g) then u can ask the gynae instead. my 1st nipt was with sgh in 2022. cost is 795. just did my 2nd nipt in aug with private gynae. coz is 1k.

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