I believe most friends know that during pregnancy, women need to go to the hospital for corresponding gynecological examinations, and Down syndrome screening is one of the important tests. Down syndrome screening is mainly for screening Down syndrome. Many friends have raised related questions about this examination. Do men need to undergo Down syndrome screening?
It can be clearly stated that Down syndrome screening is a necessary examination, but it is not mandatory for men, as Down syndrome screening mainly involves drawing blood from the veins of pregnant women to complete the test. And it should be noted that the best time to undergo Down syndrome screening is between the 16th and 18th weeks of pregnancy.
Down syndrome screening can detect whether a baby is born with Down syndrome, and according to a large amount of clinical data, babies without a family history of Down syndrome are also at risk of developing it, and this probability continues to increase with the age of the pregnant mother. Therefore, Down syndrome screening is very important.
It should be noted that the age of the pregnant mother may have a certain interference effect on the results of Down syndrome screening. Therefore, if it is necessary to determine whether the baby is really Down syndrome, it is recommended that elderly pregnant mothers should also undergo amniocentesis. amniocentesis is not so scary, and in order to ensure the accuracy of the results, it is still hoped that all pregnant mothers actively cooperate with doctors for relevant examinations.
