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I'm 11w3d pregnant, i refused to have nuchal translucency test. if baby had down i would keep it anyway. my ob/gyn was so perplexed. am i wrong?
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No: Such testing is really about how much you want to know. Occasionally, the results of such testing can have management implications, usually not. As a rule, I avoid doing testing if I don't know what I'm going to do with the results. Sounds to me like you're one step ahead regarding the non-significance of the results. Good luck.
Answered 4/23/2018
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Your choice!: I believe strongly that the choice is 100% yours. The key here is that NT testing should be "offered" to all pregnant women. "Offered" means the woman may choose. Many doctors (and many non-doctors!) do not understand why a patient would decline a test; that doesn't mean they judge you badly. Good wishes.
Answered 12/22/2014
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