A 48-year-old member asked:
What is the probability of having a child with downs syndrome?
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A Verified Doctoranswered
30 years experience
Depends on mom's age: A woman's chances of giving birth to a child with Down syndrome increase with age because older eggs have a greater risk of improper chromosome division. By age 35, a woman's risk of conceiving a child with Down syndrome is 1 in 400. By age 45, the risk is 1 in 35. However, most children with Down syndrome are actually born to women under age 35 because younger women have far more babies.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
What could you do if your unborn child is diagnosed with down's syndrome?
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Dr. Que Chuanswered
General Practice 47 years experience
Information & choice: National Society of Genetic Counselors publishes guidelines to communicate with parents with diagnosis of prenatal or postnatal Down syndrome. Pregnancy outcomes such s still birth or miscarriage, Options includes continuing the pregnancy, termination the pregnancy, adoption after birth etc..will be discussed according to parents values and beliefs. Also offer to meet with support groups
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A 42-year-old female asked:
What are the effects of risperdial medication on a down's syndrome child?
4 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in
Dr. Ely Peltaanswered
Psychiatry 39 years experience
Not really known: It's not really known, it's a risk benefit analysis in every case.
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Dr. Alan Ali commented
Psychiatry 33 years experience
It can calm down agitation, at optimum dosage.
Feb 22, 2013
A 41-year-old member asked:
What is the probability that one's child will have marfan's syndrome?
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Dr. Jay Parkanswered
Pediatrics 51 years experience
Very low unless...: The incidence of Marfan syndrome (ms) is about 1 per 5, 000-10, 000 births. If one of parents have the syndrome, their offspring will have 50% chance to develop one since ms is inherited in autosomal dominant fashion.
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