FTS or NIPT?

Hi all, I am first time mum and will be having my next gynae appointment next week at 11 weeks+. Gynae is asking me to decide whether to do First Trimester Screening (Nuchal Translucency ultrasound + blood test) or NIPT. FTS costs $100+ with 85% accuracy and NIPT costs $900 with 99% accuracy and also can tell gender. Just wondering if NIPT is worth taking? Any mummies actually do both?

ClaireVL

Can’t wait to meet my little miracle

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I wont use the phrase that is it worth doing anot. But is what you want to know. I did NIPT cos the accuracy is higher. Gender is one thing where at detailed scan will be able to find out. I have heard cases where their FTS failed and they do NIPT but is all right. But i need to warn first that there are cases where the NIPT results came out to be inconclusive (not enough fetal DNA in the mummies blood). And this happen to me. So i did 2 times of NIPT. At different institutions. After the incident, i kinda regret not doing both FTS and NIPT. FTS needs to be done in the first trimester which i aldy passed it when i knew about the results. And yes some mummies did both FTS and NIPT.

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Zelene

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U mean for the aminocentis, personally I don't feel so. It is just a sting like the normal injection. The syringe looks big thou but the needle itself is okay. If it is not high risk don't waste the $ and take the risk. :) As there is still a 0.3% or 3%(can't rem) that there will be miscarriage for the test.

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