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Перевод: amniocentesis

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амниоцентез

Тезаурус:

1. The demand for amniocentesis would seem to be based largely on efforts to identify the presence of Down's, where there are a considerable number of miscarriages, and only around 700 births each year.
2. In the case of amniocentesis tests, these are not widely available to pregnant women unless their age suggests that they are at significantly greater risk of having a Down's Syndrome child.
3. In the case of amniocentesis, it takes two-three weeks to grow the culture from which the presence of handicap can be detected.
4. Although Belinda was 37, she decided against amniocentesis or any other test to detect chromosomal abnormalities.
5. When she became pregnant for the third time she was given an amniocentesis, the only form of testing available at that time.
6. At present, the concern is to identify serious and crippling illnesses and diseases, but the chromosomal examinations will be able to identify the presence of Down's Syndrome and other abnormalities currently identified by amniocentesis.
7. Half the women whose age - 36 plus - puts them at relatively high risk of carrying a Down's syndrome child, also refuse amniocentesis.
8. Of the districts surveyed, 35% had a policy of carrying out amniocentesis on all women aged 35 years or more, and almost 80% where the mother was over 40 years of age.
9. As we shall discuss later, this is detectable through a screening technique known as amniocentesis, but this is only after the child has been conceived.
10. The four tests currently available are Fetoscopy, Ultrasound Scan, Alphafetoprotein (AFP) and Amniocentesis.
11. Because of her age, she had a one in 180 chance of carrying a baby with Down's, yet she was not unusual in deciding against having an amniocentesis.
12. There are certain drawbacks to the use of amniocentesis testing which parents should be aware of before proceeding.
13. So around a fifth had no policy about amniocentesis, although in all cases, tests were available on request.